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Ralph E Lindberg Ralph E Lindberg is offline
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Default Soaking in dishwashing soap/water

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"Ted" wrote:

I have read on several web sites about soaking fresh cut wood in a 50/50
mixture of dishwashing soap and water to help with turning. None of the sites
mention how long to soak the wood?

Does anyone here do this and if so, how long do you soak the wood? I
understand that it will depend on the size/thickness and the type of wood as
well as how dry it is.

Thanks.


As I recall it's usually a couple of days. IMO (and many others) it does
nothing for helping the wood dry, but it does help with the sanding

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