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  1. Rick Helmig

    Black Mold vs Sweetgum?

    Greetings All, Is this bad? Normal? Last week I roughed out a large batch of green Sweetgum, coated them with Anchorseal 2, and stacked them up to dry. This is my normal process here in Georgia and so far has worked well for me. However, I have never turned Sweetgum before. And within just 3...
  2. D

    Respirator question

    Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my respirator (a little -- I'm not mentally prepared to drop the big bucks if the primary advantage is mostly comfort.) I have a basic 3M respirator with some old carbon filters, but I think I can probably do better. My main concern is turning away the mold that...
  3. J

    Red Oak Blues

    Bottom line: adding Borax to Anchorseal seems to prevent molding of green turned blanks. Can anyone confirm or refute based on experience? The long version: I roughed out a red oak (Quercus nigra) bowl last week and lathered it up with Anchorseal as I usually do. Within two days of sitting in...
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