Hi Toller

You didn't do too bad, everything considered.

I think if you had let the wood "drink" a 50/50 water/glue mix rather
than the oil, you might have gotten a better end result, both in
cutting and finishing.

I'm sure though that you are a better turner now than before, only by
doing will you get better at it, so, well done.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo


On Jul 13, 11:09 am, "Toller" wrote:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/bowl.jpg

Came out really pretty, but the tear out killed it. It was not like normal
tear out where some fibers tear out rather than cutting; hunks of wood just
pulled out. I think my tools were adequated sharp; maybe not.
The tear out is just bad on the outer part of the tree, but horrible on the
inner part.

Interesting thing is how it drank up LBO. I have never seen a wood so
thirsty other than maybe spalted maple.

And, I learned there there is actually something worse than tear out. I
tried to fix it by mixing glue with willow dust and filling in the tear out.
Now it looks like tear out filled with glue and willow dust.