dust collection system and personal protective equipment<\/a>, such as respirators, can also be found through this excellent and comprehensive resource.<\/p>\nFortunately, I have experienced no negative side effects when working with the small pieces of Movingui that were a part of my pen blank set.<\/p>\n
My Personal Experiences<\/h2>\n
As I have noted, my experience working with Movingui was limited to two small pen blank sized pieces. It may be worth noting that while this kit is still sold through Woodcraft, it no longer appears to contain Movingui, although the vendor notes that the actual woods may vary as stock changes.<\/p>\n
However, given my limited exposure, I found Movingui to be moderately hard. I thought the grain was rather open with noticeable porosity. My pieces cut roughly at first but sanded quite smooth with ease. I didn’t note any oil present, which is quite easy to detect on both sandpaper and sanding screens, such as Abranet, as oils will gum up both of these materials quite quickly. I also didn’t notice any scent despite reports that there is a slight scent present. Probably because my pieces were so small, I didn’t notice any significant blunting or dulling of my turning tools, but I can easily believe this would be an issue in larger pieces.<\/p>\n
I came away rather neutral about my experiences with Movingui, which I knew at the time as Nigerian Satinwood. I didn’t hate it but I wasn’t wowed by it either. Given its seeming rarity in this country it seems unlikely that I will work with it again and I don’t suspect I will lose sleep over that fact. However, if you can find pieces of it and you want to work with it, I can’t think of a single reason you shouldn’t, so have a good day’s turn!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As sometimes is the case with tropical woods, Movingui finds many uses in traditional African medicine in the areas in which it is endemic. Pounded Movingui bark is applied to skin complaints including furuncles and abscesses. The bark has also been reportedly used as a treatment for epilepsy, palpitations, and even used as an enema supposed to treat hepatitis. The bark may also be used in the form of baths or steam inhalation for the treatment of various conditions including bronchitis, rheumatism, and fever including malaria. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[135,141,127,128,137,129,138,130],"tags":[144,171,183,188,200,217,239,240,241,247,249],"yoast_head":"\n
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