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Mold/Mildew

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Brian Grenia

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Don't know the difference. The point is, last night I rough turned a bowl set. Covered with Anchor Seal. This morning there are spots on it. I tried to wipe off but it appears that they are under the coating.
Will these ruin the bowl. Should I take measures to turn off another layer now, or just deal with it at finish turn.

Does it grow deep? The big bowl is 16 inches so ~1.5+ thick wall now. Plenty of wood to take off at finish if this stuff doesn't grow deep.

Thanks
 
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Brian Grenia said:
Don't know the difference. The point is, last night I rough turned a bowl set. Covered with Anchor Seal. This morning there are spots on it. I tried to wipe off but it appears that they are under the coating.
Will these ruin the bowl. Should I take measures to turn off another layer now, or just deal with it at finish turn.

Does it grow deep? The big bowl is 16 inches so ~1.5+ thick wall now. Plenty of wood to take off at finish if this stuff doesn't grow deep.

Thanks
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Brian........I think mold and mildew are the same thing......or closely related.

When I get mildew on roughed bowls, I've found that it's usually on the surface, and can be removed with a return to the lathe and taking off a thin layer of the bowl thickness. Since making roughed bowls thinner can lead to other problems you don't want, you might just leave the bowl as it is for now and monitor the moisture content. The mildew won't be a problem once the MC is lower than around 18-20 percent, or so. The moisture content will be reduced significantly during the first couple months of seasoning........then return to the lathe and take a thin slice off the thickness of the roughed bowl. You only want to remove enough to get rid of the problem......so don't overdo it! If the moisture content is at a level that won't support mildew growth, then you've solved the issue.......not an exact science, so continue to monitor, and return to the lathe, if necessary.

Be sure to re-anchorseal the new exposed surface on your roughed bowl.

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