• Congratulations to Bernie Hyrtzak, People's Choice in the January 2026 Turning Challenge (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to David Croxton for "Geri's Basket Illusion" being selected as Turning of the Week for February 2, 2026 (click here for details)
  • AAW Symposium demonstrators announced - If the 2026 AAW International Woodturning Symposium is not on your calendar, now is the time to register. And there are discounts available if you sign up early, by Feb. 28. Early Bird pricing gives you the best rate for our 40th Anniversary Symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 4–7, 2026. (There are discounts for AAW chapter members too) For more information vist the discussion thread here or the AAW registration page
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

Leopard wood sanding checks

Paul Engle

Paul Engle

Joined
Jan 23, 2007
Messages
105
Likes
0
Anyone having experience with Leopard wood sanding ? I am doing a small bowl and the outside after sanding to 600 grt , the rays are showing small checks parallel with the rays, I ran outside air over the lathe with my dust collector to keep the heat down ( using infrared temp gauge) and it did not heat up significantly. Is the check like surface normal? This bowl is for a private collection but do not want to buy half the Aussie forest to get one bowl and do not want to spend a lot of time on this if I cannot resolve the check issue. Thanks for any helpful insight!
 
Chips,

I wish I could help you. I currently have a series of Leopardwood lidded vessels under way - finish to P400 and have not noticed any checking at all.

I will be interested to hear if anyone else has the problem.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top