"Toller" wrote in message
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"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in message
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======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?

Slick versus stick. Instead of trying to relignify the punky wood with a
glue, it makes the fibers wetter and softer so that they will cut without
pulling so badly. Some people use wax or "wax lite" - oil - which sort of
limits them in their choice of final finish. The glycerol in the detergent
will evaporate without a problem.

If you want to do some voodoo, read up at
http://www.woodturningonline.com/Tur..._articles.html