Finishing wet wood

Prometheus · 2005-05-17T11:03:02+00:00

Hello all,I went out on Sunday with the bow saw, and cut myself some nice mapleand birch out of some trees that were knocked over when the loggingtrucks widened the road in the county forest. Since I don't have abig stock of cured blanks yet, I've been turning a little of itsopping wet. I know the standard procedure is to put a coat of sealerover the roughed-out blank and wait for it to dry out, but I want tohave a few finished pieces as well! I made a little maple bowltonight after work, and finished it with a 3lb. cut of shellac, in thehopes that it may survive.... I have seen a couple of references tofinishing the piece right away, but this is the first time I've triedthis. Did I mess up a perfectly nice little bowl, or is it likely tosurvive with the shellac on it to slow down the moisture exchange? Ifit does survive, does finishing immediately work on larger pieces aswell, or does it need to have a thin wall?Thanks for any advice you've got!

May 17, 2005 22 Replies

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Leif Thorvaldson 21 years ago

Leif

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WillR 21 years ago

SWMBO wants to know if it will _increase it_ -- or should I stick to other "methods".

etc!*G*

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mac davis 21 years ago

keep taking those lil' pills... where there's a Will, there's a way.. *g*

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

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