Anyone know of a good video or two on the process of preparing cracks and voids to receive inlave or brass fillings? Looked on YouTube, but not seeing much showing the process start to finish. Thanks any help is appreciated.
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Using unlace or what ever to fill cracks
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You do not need to prep a crack to fill with Inlace. It is an epoxy so just clean out the loose fibers and apply tape to back side so it does not go thru. Overfill or do more than one application to insure no voids. If the crack is long or in the round they make a filler or thickener to help stopping a run out.
If you want to decorate your bowls cut a dovetail slot in bowl and go for it.
If you want to decorate your bowls cut a dovetail slot in bowl and go for it.
I recently watched this video were Chris Parker demonstrates how he fills cracks and voids in turnings with brass powder and ca glue:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24h7RgeZypg
Thank you Adam, very helpfull!
I don't get the crack repair situation in the first place. A bowl cracks, it gets cut up and goes in the smoker. But to draw even more attention to a crack really doesn't make sense. Is there a turning wood shortage in Western, Ma?
Much depends on the size of the crack and the colour of the wood, and of course the cost or rarity of the wood. I have some fairly hard to get and rare blanks, with these I fill as required.
Fine cracks in dark wood I just fill them with CA, larger cracks I fill with resin thats coloured to suit or ebony powder. Preparation very little if any other than what has already been commented on.
Fine cracks in dark wood I just fill them with CA, larger cracks I fill with resin thats coloured to suit or ebony powder. Preparation very little if any other than what has already been commented on.