On Thu, 19 May 2005 05:19:18 -0500, Prometheus wrote:


NB on shaving burnishing. Don't do it if you are careless when cleaning
your lathe. One or two maple curls can do some distressing things to an
aspen bowl.

I get the whole area with a shop vac (vacuum and then blow it off)
between wood types, so it hasn't been a problem for me. Learned my
lesson about aspen with a chessboard I made last fall- the dark
squares are aromatic cedar, and the aspen turned a bit pink when I
sanded the two together. Still looks nice, but that's the last time I
mix aspen and anything else!

hmm... never worked with it, but it sounds like you really have to cover your
aspen!


mac

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