update on my willow bowl project

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Came out really pretty, but the tear out killed it. It was not like normal tear out where some fibers tear out rather than cutting; hunks of wood just pulled out. I think my tools were adequated sharp; maybe not. The tear out is just bad on the outer part of the tree, but horrible on the inner part.

Interesting thing is how it drank up LBO. I have never seen a wood so thirsty other than maybe spalted maple.

And, I learned there there is actually something worse than tear out. I tried to fix it by mixing glue with willow dust and filling in the tear out. Now it looks like tear out filled with glue and willow dust.

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Toller
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Gouge angles are real important. Looks like you may have had too steep a "sharpness angle," as they call it in hand planes. Of course, you had some semi-rotten stuff to work with as well, which makes it even more critical to keep things broad and thin. Bet you learned something in the process, though.

Any tree that pulls water like the willow/aspen family is going to have a problem pulling oil, which is why a finish with a reasonable amount of resin to keep things more toward the surface is a good choice. Look for high solids content when choosing your finish for these types of woods.

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George

Hi Toller

You didn't do too bad, everything considered.

I think if you had let the wood "drink" a 50/50 water/glue mix rather than the oil, you might have gotten a better end result, both in cutting and finishing.

I'm sure though that you are a better turner now than before, only by doing will you get better at it, so, well done.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo

======>I've turned very spalted, partially rotten birch and used the LDD method as well Wood Hardener and that pretty well controlled tear-out. Of course, there is always that one piece that won't behave! *G*

Leif

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Leif Thorvaldson

What is the LDD method?

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Toller

Toller it stands for: Liquid Dishwashing Detergent, gets you clean hands and a slippery slimy floor wall ceiling, lathe and you. Claims: makes wood behave just the way you like it ;-*))) I'm sure Leif will send you the magical formula, just hang in there. Keep it close to the new Alcohol formula

Everyone seems to wants magical ways to make it easy, rather than practical.

Have lots of fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo

Slick versus stick. Instead of trying to relignify the punky wood with a glue, it makes the fibers wetter and softer so that they will cut without pulling so badly. Some people use wax or "wax lite" - oil - which sort of limits them in their choice of final finish. The glycerol in the detergent will evaporate without a problem.

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George

Toller: I keep getting a bounce from your snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com address. Here I am trying to send you the "solution" to your tearing out problems and your address doesn't work!! 8^(

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Leif Thorvaldson

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