Thanks Owen, I'll try that on the next piece.
Tony Manella
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Lehigh Valley Woodturners
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"Owen Lowe" wrote in message
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"Tony Manella" ndd1atprolog.net wrote:

but I
haven't found any other way to keep the beautiful white color. I tried
putting the fresh cut wood right into our freezer and it still got the
blue
stain within a month.

Hi Tony. Sorry for the delayed response, but I was hoping the brain
cells would make a good connection to allow me to remember where I read,
over-heard, saw the following: (I was elected chapter librarian for the
coming year and this week have been skimming through just about every
book, magazine, newspaper and video as I catalog the library.)

Someone sprays lemon juice on turnings to keep the staining at bay - I
don't recall if they were referring to holly or not, but it may be worth
a try.

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