Thread: pallownia or japanese kiri platter

Nicely done, you have way more patience than I!

The few times I've tried Paulownia (probably P. Australis) I've ended up so frustrated with the rough finish that I resorted to final shaping with 80 grit. (I usually start the grits at 180 or higher.)

It does sand very nicely though... but I'm a turner, not a sander and I have no intention whatsoever of trying it again!

[QUOTESkew ChiDAMN!!;1893480]Nicely done, you have way more patience than I!

The few times I've tried Paulownia (probably P. Australis) I've ended up so frustrated with the rough finish that I resorted to final shaping with 80 grit. (I usually start the grits at 180 or higher.)

It does sand very nicely though... but I'm a turner, not a sander and I have no intention whatsoever of trying it again![/QUOTE]

Hi andy,
Yeah....I won, t be rushing out to buy any ,,, this
piece was given to me a long time ago, I have found out
since It is used for boats and surfboards etc....
Yeah I started sanding at 80g!
Thanks for your thoughts

By the sounds of things you deserve 10/10 for perseverance. At least you managed to get the outside done all that remains is the inside. How do you sand

Looks nice. Very elegant

Staying tuned for next installment

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by Dalboy

By the sounds of things you deserve 10/10 for perseverance. At least you managed to get the outside done all that remains is the inside. How do you sand

Hi derek,

Thanks for your thoughts, yeah, outside done ,
Sanding was done with my vermec inertia sander

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Looks nice. Very elegant

Staying tuned for next installment

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Hi dave,
Thanks mate, I think I am the same as you
Work gets in the way of our hobby, I only
get a few hours on the weekend If I, m lucky
Hopefully I, ll get to finish It off next weekend

Originally Posted by smiife

Work gets in the way of our hobby, I only
get a few hours on the weekend If I, m lucky

Sadly, there seems to be a lot of that going around.

Hi guys,
Does anyone know if there are any problems with allergies
with this timber , a few family members have contracted
rashes and I wondered if it could be the pallowania ?
Any thoughts appreciated !

Wood Database says no and I don't think I know anyone who will say they are allergic.

Then again, most woodies I know probably would say something like: "I'm allergic to something on that shelf..."

Keep in mind that the fine dust from turning it can be quite nasty stuff, without it being any innate allergenic property of the timber species.

Hi andy, thanks for the link, very interesting, I also
now know how to spell the name correctly

Hi smiife

I put the correct spelling as the heading of this reply. I milled, processed and sold paulownia for a number of years. I never wore a mask and never had any real problems. The worst that ever happened was after a long spell with the band saw ( hours) I would sometimes get the sniffles. I used to visit a larger processor and none of his staff wore any protective clothing and didn't appear to suffer any problems.

There are a number of subspecies of paulownia. The most common one grown in Aust. is fortunai.

whitewood

Originally Posted by whitewood

HI smiife
I put the correct spelling as the heading of this reply. I milled, processed and sold paulownia for a number of years. I never wore a mask and never had any real problems. The worst that ever happened was after a long spell with the band saw ( hours) I would sometimes get the sniffles. I used to visit a larger processor and none of his staff wore any protective clothing and didn't appear to suffer any problems.

There are a number of subspecies of paulownia. The most common one grown in Aust. is fortunai.

whitewood

Hi whitewood,
Thanks for your comments, It is a strange timber
to turn with lots of tearout, but It did sand up ok!

Smiife

I never had anyone use it for turning. I used to tell customers that their tools had to be extremely sharp to get a good result. Given turning can be deemed 'tearing' the timber I can see why it isn't a good timber for turning. However for general wood work it is very good and finishes off very well.

Whitewood

Originally Posted by whitewood

Smiife

I never had anyone use it for turning. I used to tell customers that their tools had to be extremely sharp to get a good result. Given turning can be deemed 'tearing' the timber I can see why it isn't a good timber for turning. However for general wood work it is very good and finishes off very well.

Whitewood

Probably a quality thing...fast grown perhaps?
I know folk that have turned my stuff without issues
Maybe it is denser wood to what you have Smiife...MM