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i got ahold of some good size pine logs and decided to turn them.
Learning curve - Not the best wood to turn, wet pine tears easy no matter how sharp your tools are, cracks easy especially micro checks before you get it off the lathe, sap all over your tools and arms. But still fun to turn so i i did a couple....Pictures below....In the first two pics - i was turning this bowl on the lathe shooting for < 1/4 inch and boom it blew two chucks out on each side.......decided to enhance the holes and burn them for the fun of it and managed to keep it from the firewood pile....finishing sanding on the lathe post blow out was not bad on the outside but i didnt sand the inside as it seemed to be to dangerous (catches, cuts etc-).
The pic of the pine vase i liked it ...natural edge look with bullseyes.....but it had so much tear on it.....very sharp tools - my cutter is carbide and i still had tearout all over the place on it ...inside and out......the neighbor loved the burned look so i finished it the same way as the little bowl and gave it away..........Pictures below show the turnings unfinished
Questions regarding the Pine turning :
Biggest issues are to control the tearout and cracking/checking
1- I have sanding sealers but havent used them as some suggest before during and after sanding .....some are cutting it with thinner to 50/50 and between sanding grits for fasteer soak in and drying ....
2- A trick mentioned is to sand with wax - can you explain how you do this ? i would think it would clog up your sanding paper instantly.....
Lastly - on "Pine" - i usually do all my sanding inside and out on wet wood, using water a couple times toward the end to raise the grain -then apply lemon oil 1-2 coats -let dry good - couple hrs - then any stain "if" im going to use it....let dry over night then i apply Danish oil and stand for awhile and rub it off.....let it dry and repeat and then let it stand overnight again and when i think i like the look i will either go with Varnish/Turp/oil mix as my finish coat or use semi gloss spray Laquer.....3-5 coats depending on the look...........
Anybody finish Pine differently ?
Learning curve - Not the best wood to turn, wet pine tears easy no matter how sharp your tools are, cracks easy especially micro checks before you get it off the lathe, sap all over your tools and arms. But still fun to turn so i i did a couple....Pictures below....In the first two pics - i was turning this bowl on the lathe shooting for < 1/4 inch and boom it blew two chucks out on each side.......decided to enhance the holes and burn them for the fun of it and managed to keep it from the firewood pile....finishing sanding on the lathe post blow out was not bad on the outside but i didnt sand the inside as it seemed to be to dangerous (catches, cuts etc-).
The pic of the pine vase i liked it ...natural edge look with bullseyes.....but it had so much tear on it.....very sharp tools - my cutter is carbide and i still had tearout all over the place on it ...inside and out......the neighbor loved the burned look so i finished it the same way as the little bowl and gave it away..........Pictures below show the turnings unfinished
Questions regarding the Pine turning :
Biggest issues are to control the tearout and cracking/checking
1- I have sanding sealers but havent used them as some suggest before during and after sanding .....some are cutting it with thinner to 50/50 and between sanding grits for fasteer soak in and drying ....
2- A trick mentioned is to sand with wax - can you explain how you do this ? i would think it would clog up your sanding paper instantly.....
Lastly - on "Pine" - i usually do all my sanding inside and out on wet wood, using water a couple times toward the end to raise the grain -then apply lemon oil 1-2 coats -let dry good - couple hrs - then any stain "if" im going to use it....let dry over night then i apply Danish oil and stand for awhile and rub it off.....let it dry and repeat and then let it stand overnight again and when i think i like the look i will either go with Varnish/Turp/oil mix as my finish coat or use semi gloss spray Laquer.....3-5 coats depending on the look...........
Anybody finish Pine differently ?
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