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7th June 2015, 08:59 PM #1
camphour bowl wip!
Hi guys,
A while ago i picked up some CL (feb 14 ) so today
I thought it was time to cut it up and see
what mess i could make of it, firstly cut to bowl size
with my little helper, and then on the lathe......
started out ok , but then a few cracks, voids and a big punky
bit appeared anyway i carried on and did the bottom of
what could be a bowl, not sure if this is going to work out.....
any suggestions at this stage would gratefully received !!
Still quite wet, but i don, t mind turning wet wood and gotta
love a long weekend....still got tomorrow to finish off !!
Thought a few piccy, s would help.....
certainly made a mess but the shed smells nice now !Cheers smiife
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7th June 2015, 09:47 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looking good smiife! Maybe just knock the punky bits out and keep going. And watch your fingers when sanding inside.
It's got some great grain in it!Turning round since 1992
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8th June 2015, 06:14 AM #3
An application of Earle's Wood Hardener or dilute PVA glue to help the punky bits.
Wet Camphor, is there any better?Pat
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8th June 2015, 03:02 PM #4
It's looking good! I've always loved turning CL, although the fumes can be overpowering at times. (Particularly after spending a day thicknessing/jointing several pallets worth of CL slabs in a small shop... )
For the vast majority of my pieces I simply flood any punky sections/cracks with thin CA, then fill the voids with epoxy resin tinted to suit the timber. Good ol' coffee grounds 'n epoxy are a wonderful colour match for a good many timber species. You need to ensure the timber edges are clean enough for the epoxy to make a good bond, though.
I have also used dilute PVA, but NEVER, EVER in large areas or where the the blank is of large diameter... I really don't like risking large chunks coming adrift whilst I'm spinning. Personally I wouldn't try it with that blank.
As you say the CL is still quite wet I'd be inclined to finish rough-turning, then let it dry for a month or six. Mainly to improve how whatever you stabilise it with is soaked into the punk. A dry sponge will suck up more water than a wet one, as it were.
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8th June 2015, 09:02 PM #5
Hi charlie,
Yeah,! Thats what I thought ,, keep going and see what happens
Hi pat,
No mate nothing better , might have to try the glue/hardener
Thanks ,,good Idea
Hi skew,
Good thoughts there ,,,,thanks for your Ideas,
much appreciatedCheers smiife
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8th June 2015, 09:44 PM #6
Don't use wood hardener, unless you can leave it for months, it may skin quickly but takes month to harden and will cause the timber to continue to move. The blanks I hardened and thought were set when I put them in a container are like spirals 1 year later. PVA never sets properly when really thick
Use thin CA to soak rotten bits then thick or medium CA (and leave for a week - no accelerator) or cast with resin to fill the larger holes. Alternatively for the larger holes fill with something, like coffee grinds/stone/glow powder whatever, with thin CA building it up in small layers (no accelerator).Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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9th June 2015, 08:20 PM #7
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9th June 2015, 08:59 PM #8
Is it wet still? If so just leave until it is dry and see what happens to the holes. I was assuming it was dry. DON'T cast resin on wet wood, ever. I wouldn't even fill the hole with filler & CA if the wood is wet. If you try filling the hole with CA and filler it may develop white bits as the CA reacts with the moisture
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10th June 2015, 08:18 PM #9
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14th June 2015, 05:23 PM #10
Hi guys ,
Couldn, t wait , thought i would see what it was like today !
Started out hogging the inside out and their were a few
strange noises , so wrapped it up with shrink wrap, that
soon came off so put some tape on with the plastic wrap
that worked for a while , ended up just using some thick/wide
masking tape just to make sure it stayed together
Still not finished yet but not looking too bad !
i sanded to 800 and 1 coat of DO, just have to wait and see
what happens next , thanks for lookingCheers smiife
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Looking very good Smiify masking tape holds together well you have done a great job here a great looking piece.
Regards Rod.
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14th June 2015, 08:07 PM #12Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert;18732
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Thanks for your comments very much appreciated
Yes , the masking tape did work well and left no residue !Cheers smiife
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15th June 2015, 06:16 PM #13
I can see this being quite a nice artistic piece. How thin are the walls?
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15th June 2015, 08:23 PM #14
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