Thread: What do i do now ???

Pretty nasty cracks Although not continuous, some continue a fair way, so unless it is extremely valuable timber I'd burn it. If valuable, you could use thin CA then medium CA, but leave for a at least 24hrs to ensure set before turning (very cautiously )

I would be tempted to fill the cracks with some coloured resin and then finish turning.

hi spankingpigeon,
personally i wouldn't bother with it unless it is some rare timber
i have spent too many hours trying to ''fix up '' cracked timber like this
only to be dissappointed with the finished item,
just my 2 bob's worth,
cheers smiife

If the timber is worth keeping, rather than CA try 5 min Araldite. You can mix some colour in if you wish. Give a day to dry and away you go. I have used it and never had a problem.

Regards
Brett

Thanks for all the replies.
No its not rare it is weeping myrtle but i might try some Araldite with some colour.
what would you use to colour Araldite ?

I use black as it looks like gum veins in the timber. Then again I really need to use it when I am turning a really open burl.

Brett

you can buy colur powder but i would use it as a planter, fill it with food for the birds or use it to keep warm in the winter

Cheers Ian

Chuck it and start again with some decent timber.

Life is too short to turn crap timber or drink bad wine.

Cheers

Tim

I use coffee grounds and epoxy or even some times slow CA. it would look good and worth trying for the effect it will give.

Trouble with epoxy or using fillers is that you will not penetrate for the full depth of the crack, and as some of those go a long way, I wouldn't risk it

Originally Posted by spankingpigeon

Thanks for all the replies.
No its not rare it is weeping myrtle but i might try some Araldite with some colour.
what would you use to colour Araldite ?

Not that I'd bother with this one, you can colour resin with anything dry. Dry powder poster paint. Ceramic stains. Coffee grounds. I have also been experimenting with nail polish. You could even get the proper resin colouring stuff. But as the consensis seems to be, I wouldbn't keep struggling with this one.

Next time put half turned things in a plastic bag if you have to leave it for a while, or even in a bucket of water. (not with the face plate on it obvously. ) Just turn it to th epoint where you can get jaws onto it again later.

thanks again every one for commenting guess ill have to throw it in the fire, ahh well just another learning experience then lol

ok well i had a bit of spare time today and noticed that i still had this wood so i thought ahh why not as a lot of the splits had come back together and this is the end result ( finished with eee and carnauba wax)
Not the prettiest bowl but i saved it IMG_0239.jpgIMG_0250.jpgIMG_0251.jpgIMG_0252.jpg

nice save! well done! I think it came up nice!