Thread: Trying to figure out what is on this wood

G'day flute,
Welcome to the forum. Surely someone here can answer your question. Are you referring to the sort of whitish area(s)? Is "Co" Colorado (US)?

Are you referring to the bark inclusion or the tear out?

I would drizzle thin CA on the bark inclusion then sand as usual.

With the tear out, try a shear cut, or just drop back a few grades of sandpaper (say 80 or 120 until tear-out is gone, then work throught the grits again until smooth)

Hope this helps

Originally Posted by Texian

G'day flute,
Welcome to the forum. Surely someone here can answer your question. Are you referring to the sort of whitish area(s)?

yes that whitish area is the problem it looks like it is on top of the grain but just don't seem to want to come off.

Originally Posted by Texian

G'day flute,
Welcome to the forum. Surely someone here can answer your question. Are you referring to the sort of whitish area(s)? Is "Co" Colorado (US)?

Opps yes Colorado

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Are you referring to the bark inclusion or the tear out?

I would drizzle thin CA on the bark inclusion then sand as usual.

With the tear out, try a shear cut, or just drop back a few grades of sandpaper (say 80 or 120 until tear-out is gone, then work throught the grits again until smooth)

Hope this helps

Tear out hmm I have hit it with 80 grit power sanding and dont seem to be able to get it out it seems to have an edge to it
Well back to the sanding
Thanks

Beats me. Might try some solvents, maybe paint thinner first, then lacquer thinner or acetone if the paint thinner has no effect. Just guessing though.

Neil, had another look and it does look like tearout. Might wipe on a coat of sanding sealer and then follow either of Neil's suggestions..

Originally Posted by Texian

Beats me. Might try some solvents, maybe paint thinner first, then lacquer thinner or acetone if the paint thinner has no effect. Just guessing though.

I did try some thinner but I used denature alcohol Had no effect on it.

If it is tearout, Neil had the right suggestion. Shear scraping and/or more sanding.

Sounds like you need to seal it as Texian suggested. Solvent wont seal it, have you any thin CA, or thinned shellac? Soak it, let it dry, then sand.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Sounds like you need to seal it as Texian suggested. Solvent wont seal it, have you any thin CA, or thinned shellac? Soak it, let it dry, then sand.

LOL
do I have any CA LOL
it might soak up the whole bottle but That may be the fix I need.
Thanks

Just had the same problem with a Raintree bowl. I ended up using sanding sealer to bind the fibres then shear cut with superflute gouge. It came up a treat.

so what sort of wood is it? Sometimes if it is resinous or oily wood the heat from sanding can set the resin into the hardest material known to man. You prolly need to attach it with a gouge or very sharp scraper to remove then try and sand with new paper and a light touch. If it is getting warm at all move to a new bit of sandpaper cos its just rubbing not cutting anyway,

That's my 2cents worth anyway.

Interesting.

Could be the Chinaman's horse kinda thing.

You have this grey bloom on end grain on the left but not on the right side. Same on the inside as far as the pic shows.

Not seen grey bloom like this before.

This is unfinished untreated timber?

Originally Posted by tea lady

so what sort of wood is it? Sometimes if it is resinous or oily wood the heat from sanding can set the resin into the hardest material known to man. You prolly need to attach it with a gouge or very sharp scraper to remove then try and sand with new paper and a light touch. If it is getting warm at all move to a new bit of sandpaper cos its just rubbing not cutting anyway,

That's my 2cents worth anyway.

Well I think it is oak but not 100% sure of that.
Looks like everyone is thinking sharp tools and sharp sandpaper and light touch.
Somthing I try to do all of the time