On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:56:00 -0700, charlieb wrote:

Been HOT - for several days - to hot to wear turners smock
Hot enough to sweat to soaking wet minutes after walking
into the shop (from the air conditioned house). A very dry
(as in been drying for probably 10 years) square block of claro
walnut waiting between centers on the JET.

Even with sharp tools, very dry walnut generates some pretty
small chips, which, when contacting any dampened surface
stick, absorb moisture and create a new damp surface for
more chips to adhere to, which . . .

In a mere 10 minutes of this process, it is not only possible,
but probable to become a negative version of the abomnible
(sp) snow man.

Note To Self:
DO NOT turn very dry walnut when soaked with sweat.

charlie b

I just brush off a lot Charlie... and drink a LOT of water...
Just something I have to live with if I want to turn year-round..

I also have a fan blowing on my back, which seems to reduce how much I sweat...
but I still get arms and hands covered with shavings that stick..
I turned a couple of Diamond wood pens the other day for a client, and ended the
session with black and red paste on both hands... yuk!

Even in the best conditions, I brush off my arms every time I stop the lathe,
without thinking about it or realizing that I do it... so it's a lot worse when
the stuff doesn't brush off..


mac

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