Thanks Salem, I got the Lignum Vitae from Lee Valley, every now and then they'll have it in their project wood pile. I prefer a low angle plane on end grain, so I wouldn't use these with a shooting board.

Thanks Ron, I sprayed the inside the same as the out, being very careful to get a nice coat on the bed- no runs, drips, or sags were allowed there. The bottoms are unfinished, but the LV is so oily it's hard to tell.