I have just finished turning a large bowl 12.5" wide and 5.5" high after it was roughed out and was soaked in LDD for three days (I normally only soak for 24hrs).I am now ready for finishing but the wood hasn't dried yet, when you touch it while its spinning it just leaves a white film which soon disappears so its nearly imposssible to sand. The wall thickness is about 1/2" have turned a 1/4 from inside and out.
Should i now leave it to dry, soak in clean water and dry or just use a lot of sand paper ( clogging almost straigh away) and finish.
The finish i normally use is a shellac sander sealer 2 coats, then beeswax finish 5-6 coats
Hoping for some speedy replies as its just sitting by my lathe drying out
Mark

"Woodborg" wrote in message
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I have just finished turning a large bowl 12.5" wide and 5.5" high after
it was roughed out and was soaked in LDD for three days (I normally
only soak for 24hrs).I am now ready for finishing but the wood hasn't
dried yet, when you touch it while its spinning it just leaves a white
film which soon disappears so its nearly imposssible to sand. The wall
thickness is about 1/2" have turned a 1/4 from inside and out.
Should i now leave it to dry, soak in clean water and dry or just use a
lot of sand paper ( clogging almost straigh away) and finish.
The finish i normally use is a shellac sander sealer 2 coats, then
beeswax finish 5-6 coats
Hoping for some speedy replies as its just sitting by my lathe drying
out
Mark

=====I suspect that your finished turning and didn't sand it immediately.
Rather you plunked it back into the soup. I suggest that finishing turning
and sanding be done together and the immediate application of your finish.

To rectify this situation, if the bowl is fairly smooth, I would use a
number of paper shop towel while you rotate the bowl fairly rapidly on the
lathe and try to absorb the LDD as the bulk of it is centripetally forced
out of the wood. The sand it like wet sanding. You'll get a good smooth
finish that way. Use the towels and get the sanding debris off the bowl and
apply your shellac sanding sealer. If the wood is still a bit damp to the
touch, that is ok! Although I have left a bowl overnight on the lathe
before applying the finish, it is not the best idea as drying starts to take
place immediately and that is when outof round and cracking problems can
occur. Good luck!

Leif

=====I suspect that your finished turning and didn't sand it immediately.
Rather you plunked it back into the soup. I suggest that finishing turning
and sanding be done together and the immediate application of your finish.

To rectify this situation, if the bowl is fairly smooth, I would use a
number of paper shop towel while you rotate the bowl fairly rapidly on the
lathe and try to absorb the LDD as the bulk of it is centripetally forced
out of the wood. The sand it like wet sanding. You'll get a good smooth
finish that way. Use the towels and get the sanding debris off the bowl and
apply your shellac sanding sealer. If the wood is still a bit damp to the
touch, that is ok! Although I have left a bowl overnight on the lathe
before applying the finish, it is not the best idea as drying starts to take
place immediately and that is when outof round and cracking problems can
occur. Good luck!

Leif[/quote]


Hi Leif
Thanks for your quick reply. Have done as you told me, i had left the peice on the lathe over night but here in the uk the temp is about 3 degree and we had a damp mist over night so only a very small amount of drying.
I wet sanded dried with towels and then put on the sander sealer, this left a milky film on top which i gave 2 hrs two dry, light sand to remove film then applied second coat, which again some went in ( i hope ) and rest milky film. I have now brought the piece into the house and will let dry for 24hrs before i remount, cutback and polish. Fingers crossed as this piece has lovely grain and spalting
Mark

If you are using the power sanders, the load up comes off easily with
one of the (I call them) eraser sticks.
robo hippy

"robo hippy" wrote:

If you are using the power sanders, the load up comes off easily with
one of the (I call them) eraser sticks.
robo hippy



Crepe. What the soles on Clarkes Desert Boots used to be. May still be. I
got a Giant Economy Size at a show several years ago for a few bucks. Cut
it in thirds and gave one third to a friend. The other two thirds are still
going strong and used on all my power sanders. May not be up there with
sliced bread, but close.