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Thread: cracking camphor !!!!!
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2nd April 2018, 07:34 PM #1
cracking camphor !!!!!
Hi guys , got some shed time today , so dragged out a camphor log I had stashed away , I wanted to make a nice platter , so cut it up on the bandsaw and it started to look pretty bad , cracks every where , the log was 600mm x 300mm
But i ended up with a smallish blank , so just decided to have a go anyway ,
It turned out to crap but was good fun just turning away and good practice for tool control too! Here is the result ............anyone want some pen blanks
Oh yes ... the shed smells great too.......Cheers smiife
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2nd April 2018, 07:43 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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I'd sat you're very lucky you didn't wear that.
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2nd April 2018, 08:37 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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you can save that with a decent mould and some resin. So much going on with that grain, save it!!!!
maybe a spacey look with the right colours
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I'w with the above, too nice to not save. Put a butterfly joint toward the outside and fill the crack with whatever pleases you. I use coffee grounds and CA or yellow glue. The result looks like a bark inclusion. I have also used sanding dust and fine shavings of a contrasting color. If the plate is strong enough as is, you could dispense with the butterfly joint. Resin with the above would add strength.
You could run some CA into the center part to strengthen and sand the sharp edges of the open crack, and finish.
Nice shape, beautiful figure.
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/attachments/f5/39301d1330031366-pre-dovetail-butterfly-dutchman-joints-question-dsc08332.jpg
So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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If you dont want to save it I'll buy it, though postage might be the issue!
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Smiife, that's my kind of wood. It has all the character to make a beautiful plate or platter. What I do with that kind of wood is turn it down to about 1/2" thick. That really gives me an idea whether it's going to be worth saving or not. Using a Kreg type drill bit with the starter/pilot point, I then drill 3/8" holes across the cracks, making sure I exit the profile. Glue in the dowels with regular wood glue of choice, pound the dowels in, and turn to completion exposing the dowels as I go.
For better reference on my suggestion, here is a video by Chas Thornhill, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmgZ...eEXCw&index=13 . I got the idea from him, but I would highly caution against using any metal rods in place of wooden dowels. Stick with wood.
There has never been a piece of wood that can't be safely turned. It is a matter on how to turn it safely. Stop when you might see what looks like a problem, evaluate, and either set it aside, or do what needs to be done to make it safer, and proceed. ................. Jerry(in Tucson)USA
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resin me up baby!!, stick some nice pale/light blue epoxy in there and she'll look a treat. (not that it doesn't now) but a piece well worth keeping/saving.
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3rd April 2018, 09:12 PM #9
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3rd April 2018, 09:23 PM #10
[QUOTE=brainstrust;07871)If you dont want to save it I'll buy it, though postage might be the issue![/QUOTE]
Hi braintrust, If you want it mate , it, s yours , I haven, t sanded it or anything so if I send it to you , you have to finish it off , pm me if interested......
Hi jerry , thanks for the Info , I will check out the video later , cheers !
Nah , you can save It........Cheers smiife
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3rd April 2018, 09:27 PM #11
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3rd April 2018, 09:31 PM #12
Should have given me a ring LOL.
Not sure how thin it is now, but if it still has some meat, it can be done. Simplest way would be gaffe tap on the back and then a mix of clear epoxy glue with coffee grinds/sawdust/black oxide/stone from the front. Alternatively place putty/plasticine/blu-tac on back and where necessary on the front to create well, then cast clear or coloured casting epoxy. After casting sand back with a Dremmel, so there isn't a sharp edge to catch on, then return and finishNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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3rd April 2018, 09:43 PM #13
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Have a look at Brendan Stemp's resin Youtube videos. He is the resin master and sells the stuff as well. You could even try some small gum nuts in the filler like he does.
Also a bit of sealer on your turning blanks would not go astray.
My wife won't let me bring Camphor Laurel into the house as it makes her sneeze. But on saying that there is no other timber that smells so nice in a workshop.
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3rd April 2018, 09:57 PM #15
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