"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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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.

======I've turned very spalted, partially rotten birch and used the LDD
method as well Wood Hardener and that pretty well controlled tear-out. Of
course, there is always that one piece that won't behave! *G*

What is the LDD method?