santiniuk
Established Member
Hi all,
Some months ago a friend gave me a piece of wood that he picked up in a mixed bag of wood purchase.
We don't have a clue what type of wood it is. It's quite light, and has various black lines and streaks that I'm presuming is so form of spalting :?
I found it terrible to turn and get a finish on. I'm getting slightly better with my sharpening but even with a really sharp tool the wood had area's that just crumbled.
In the end I managed to get a half decent finish from the tool. I then used sanding sealer and finished off with various grades to get a finish. The inside isn't pretty so I'll put this one down to experience.
It's about 110mm * 80mm.
Any ideas what type of wood it is or advice on how to get a better finish from the tool ?
Some months ago a friend gave me a piece of wood that he picked up in a mixed bag of wood purchase.
We don't have a clue what type of wood it is. It's quite light, and has various black lines and streaks that I'm presuming is so form of spalting :?
I found it terrible to turn and get a finish on. I'm getting slightly better with my sharpening but even with a really sharp tool the wood had area's that just crumbled.
In the end I managed to get a half decent finish from the tool. I then used sanding sealer and finished off with various grades to get a finish. The inside isn't pretty so I'll put this one down to experience.
It's about 110mm * 80mm.
Any ideas what type of wood it is or advice on how to get a better finish from the tool ?