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George will probably shoot this down in flames :-)

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Peter Hyde
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Hi Pete,

Thanks for an interesting suggestion for us to check out and either pan or praise. I don't know if WebTv is prophetic or ignorant or maybe just stupid and stubborn. Anyhow, mine returns: "The item chosen contains a kind of information that can't be used". :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Arch

Have you used it? Sounds interesting, but at 50 bucks per gallon I'd sure like an unbiased opinion.

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Lobby Dosser

Why? It's something that has some value, and some history. Perhaps not this particular product, of course, and we'd open the "safety" worm bucket on silicones. Perhaps if you don't rub it on your chest?

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I only shoot at ridiculous assertions. Knowing the difference is something we all can do.

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George

At the risk of being quoted out of context by George, who claims to know more about wood than anyone else, I will address the Cedarcide or CedarShield or what is now called, Turner's Choice. Does it work? Yes, but not great on all woods. What is does do is make the wood turn easier and better and it allows you to turn most species in about three days after soaking overnight with minimal distortion and ease of cutting. I tried treating madrone with it and it cracked real bad. I took a wet rough turned madrone bowl (about 1/2" wall thickness) and sprayed it with CedarShield. It did not crack, but it warped greatly and created a piece of artwork that I could never do on a lathe.

I soaked some wet elm top blanks in CedarShield and was amazed at the shavings I got from them. Fine shavings cutting across the end grain. The ones not treated, did not turn as well nor did they create fine shavings. When I did this I was at the annual Carving show in our area and had to go get other woodturners to witness the results, because I could hardly believe what I was getting. Several other attempts at this produced the same results.

Bowls turned cleaner after being treated with CedarShield.

For my test, I purchased a five gallon bucket of CedarShield and after treating many pieces of wood now I still have most of it. It migrates into the wood very similar to alcohol and chases out the water. Replacing it with silcone. Their scientist tells me that the wood will not be completly dry for several months, but you can work it successfully within about 72 hours. It is expensive up front, but it lasts quite long.

One woodturner who turns tall vases from logs, has buried a piece of 8 inch PVC in the ground and filled it with CedarShield. He then lowers his logs into the pipe to soak for a few hours and then final turns it. I do not know his name or the type of wood he is using, but it is a pretty good proof that the stuff works.

I had some test articles on it in More Woodturning several months ago.

Fred Holder

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Fred Holder

How about finishing results?

Reply to
Lobby Dosser

Oil or wax finishes seem to work well. Don't recommend using water based finishes because the wood will tend to reject water.

Fred Holder

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Fred Holder

From what I could tell, it falls into the category of a bulking agent since it replaces the water and leaves something behind to fill the voids, in this case silicone. PEG is another bulking agent and so-called 'dryer.'

Dan

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Dan Bollinger

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