[quote=Dave W]I have had real good luck so far with the dishwashing soap method on side
grain bowls. I have not lost any
yet. I have soaked overnight and finished the next day and I have soaked and
allowed a week of drying
before finishing. I must say I have had poor luck with using the same method
on end grain. I have not tried
yet to completely finish end grain stuff the next day. I have only tried 3
end grain (with pith left in) and
allowed to dry for several days. All 3 cracked beyond use.

I do use the anchorseal method also. I have heard that a good coating of wax
on the end grain will
work just as well. You might want to give that a try.




I am also now trying the LDD method along side the end sealing so i can find the method that works best for me.
I have just finished two bowls and have put one coat of tung oil on and left in my cold shed until i have put on all three coats. Then i will bring indoors for the warp/cracking test.
I don't know which side of the pond you are, but what LDD are you using. People have told me that they use Dawn or Ivory in the UK, but as our local shops don't have this, I've tried a product called Ecover as this was the only one on the shelf that was clear.
I would be interested in what you and any one elso has used for LDD and also what finish you used where you didn't get cracking or warping.
TIA
Mark