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2239 Claro Walnut Burl
Applewood burl hollow form #2
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2239 Claro Walnut Burl

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I have a question. How do you sand and clean out the decorative grooves - which on yours look very crisp and clean? I also make use of these, but they often seem to collect dust and debris when sanding and finishing. If I use a tool like the point awl an awl to clean them out, the sometimes get a bit rough. Do you just crease sandpaper and fit it down into the grooves on the lathe? Use a purpose-made scraper? The point of a skew? Finger nail? Just curious.
 
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Phil Light said:
I have a question. How do you sand and clean out the decorative grooves - which on yours look very crisp and clean? I also make use of these, but they often seem to collect dust and debris when sanding and finishing. If I use a tool like the point awl an awl to clean them out, the sometimes get a bit rough. Do you just crease sandpaper and fit it down into the grooves on the lathe? Use a purpose-made scraper? The point of a skew? Finger nail? Just curious.
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Howdy Phil......

During sanding operations, a strong blast of air is all I need to remove the dust that collects within the grooves. I have had troubles with buffing compounds that get trapped within the grooves while doing the Beall 3-step buffing process. There, I've found that keeping the buffing wheels parallel, and not perpendicular to the grooves, minimizes any compound that tends to collect within the grooves. Sometimes a stiff toothbrush is what will clean out the grooves of this buffing compound.....but, using the compounds sparingly on the wheels themselves is the most important thing to consider....

-o-
 
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odie said:
Howdy Phil......

During sanding operations, a strong blast of air is all I need to remove the dust that collects within the grooves. I have had troubles with buffing compounds that get trapped within the grooves while doing the Beall 3-step buffing process. There, I've found that keeping the buffing wheels parallel, and not perpendicular to the grooves, minimizes any compound that tends to collect within the grooves. Sometimes a stiff toothbrush is what will clean out the grooves of this buffing compound.....but, using the compounds sparingly on the wheels themselves is the most important thing to consider....

-o-
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Thanks, Odie. It's the abrasive pastes that gum up the grooves for me - either Yorkshire Grit or Dr. Kirk's Scratch Free. But what really triggered my question is that I realized the grooves in my latest bowl weren't cut as cleanly as I'd like (a little rough and fuzzy on closer inspection) - but I'd already removed the foot tenon and finished the foot. I've considered trying a checkering file/cutter to clean up the groves if they get gummed up or rough.
 

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