Recent content by Rubberfrog

Hi when I served my apprenticeship as a french polisher, we used to used oxalic acid in crystal/powder mixed with hot water, not pleasant stuff to use, but did the job. I remember the awful taste you got when sanding afterwards. hope this helps RF

Excellent, many thanks. I will shelve it for later use. RF.

Thanks for the info Dave, I took a quick snap this morning on the way in to work. Thanks RF

Just walked over to where the tree was cut down, to see if there was any leaves left on the smaller branches. No leave but lots of helicopter seeds, so i would say it is a sycamore. Thanks for all the help. RF

Will chop the end off this evening and post. thanks for the quick response. RF

Hi all Just got into wood turning about a month ago. I have been practicing on scraps of wood I have laying around the garage. Last week behind where I work this was cut down and left, I asked if i could have the thicker parts, which they gladly gave me. Problem is no one knew what type of...