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Using glue /water soup on punky wood

Back in april we had a discussion on trying to get punky wood to a state where it could be turned reasonably.

I just then had a couple of bowls in the (glue/water) GW soup and was going to give the outcome of that. I almost forgot about that and already was finish turning the back side of the last bowl when I remembered, and got my camera and made pictures from the frond or top side that was still not turned and then from the finished turned front and back, just as it came off of the tool.

I have the pictures posted on Wood Central, I like the picture posting there better then on abwp, any way if you are interested than you can have a look there.

The way I did the punky wood thing, was approx. as follows: rough turned the wood with the least amount of roughness, then let the turning dry for a couple of days, then immersed the turning in the GW soup and kept it under with the help of a large rock for one day, after that I let it dry till it was fully dried, and then finish turned it.

It feels nice, smooth and solid, I still have to sand it and finish it.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo
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Leo, Sounds like a good process. What type glue are you using, and what is the glue to water ratio? I have some wood here that may need something like that, or else it may be fire wood.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX.

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Ken Moon

Leo,

Glue is notorious for being hard on edges (plywood, etc.). Did you notice any of that, and if you did, was it mild or severe? This sounds like a great idea. I wonder how it would work on wood that is not punky but is prone to tear out.

Larry

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ebd

Leo,

Tried searching with your email and name - no luck. What's the title of the posting and date?

Thanks TomNie

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Tom Nie

Disregard - found it. TomNie

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Tom Nie

Ken and Larry

I use white glue, and got it at Home Depot, one gallon can I think it was, it's used for wood , paper, cardboard, leather etc., and I mixed it 50/50 glue/water.

It does not make hard wood from soft wood, but fills punky soft wood hard enough to turn just fine, but will still allow tool pressure to show on the wood, it makes punky soft wood that you can poke your finger into hard enough that you can't get a fingernail to make a mark.

I don't know if it will prevent tearout, as that is usually associated with tool sharpness and presentation problems, like in wavy wood where the undulating wood does make the right presentation of the tool more or less impossible.

I also suspect that it will be very hard to get the GW soup to penetrate the solid wood to any useful depth, but it would be useful to find out, give it a try, what's to loose but a little glue and water soup.

The biggest problem might be the finishing, as the oil finish I use goes into the wood more readily than water and the problem of to much oil comes into play, maybe a sealer would be the answer, but I'm not very good at the finishing art, and always have kept to a simple way of doing things.

As for the glue being hard on the tool, it just isn't the same glue as used in the MDF or plywood etc., and I have not noticed anything at all in that regard.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo

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