"Keith Young" wrote in message
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After filling cracks with Ca, the surrounding wood becomes saturated also.
Anybody have a solution. Maybe coating the area around the crack with
something that can be easily be removed later.


Of course, the best thing to do is to run CA into the crack before you take
the final passes with gouge or paper. The capillary draw into the crack
will be much greater than the draw into the grain of the wood, especially if
the wood is cool. You can also help your cause by spritzing the accelerator
on the area prior to using the CA. More rapid cure will keep the
penetration low on the surface, while still allowing good capillary draw.
It also helps to spritz the opposite side so you won't have problems with
leakage when you start spinning again.