I OCCASIONALLY USE THE MILLIPUT EPOXY PUTTY IN MY PIECES TO GIVE ME AN ACCENT FEATURE IN MY BOWLS; ONCE SET, I CAN USE IT JUST LIKE WOOD AND TURN IT ON THE LATHE. I USE EXOTIC WOODS AND CANADIAN WOODS TO GET THE COLOURS AND TEXTURES I AM LOOKING FOR--I USE NO STAINS AT ALL, ONLY HAND RUBBED OIL FINISHED WITH NUMEROUS COATS OF WAX, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WOOD.