CA PROBLEM

[GLENN S]

I`VE DONE QUITE A FEW CA FINSHES WITH GOOD SUCCESS. LAST NIGH I WAS WORKING WITH A PIECE OF HEARTWOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME. NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED, I COULD NOT GET IT TO TAKE A QUALITY CQ FINISH. IS THIS AN "OILY" WOOD? MY CA IS NOT OLD. I FINSHED A NICE PIECE OF BURL AN HOUR EARLIER WITH GOOD RESULTS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

 

[GLENN S]

AND THANK GOD MY TURNING IS BETTER THAN MY TYPING.:frown:

 

[DCBluesman]

HEARTWOOD? Heart pine?

 

[GLENN S]

I THINK IT WAS REDHEART

 

[jimbob91577]

My guess is that if it were Redheart, it had quite a bit of moisture still in it. Redheart is prone to that. It may be the moisture that is causing the poor finish.

I'd also be willing to bet if you got it from Woodcraft, and it was encased in parafin wax that it came from a dealer in my home town that moves A LOT of wood through Woodcraft. I've seen wood from them as far a way as Phoenix AZ. Every piece of redheart that I get from him is wet. I use quite a bit of it this time of year making ornaments and such.

 

[GLENN S]

ACTUALLY GOT IT AT A WOODWORKING SHOW LAST MARCH, BUT IT DID HAVE A HEAVY WAX COATING ON IT. THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP ON REDHEART

 

[srf1114]

Typing in all cap is considered yelling. please stop yelling at us.

 

[Padre]

Typing in all cap is considered yelling. please stop yelling at us.

+1 for this.

 

[ctubbs]

if i type in all lower case, am i whispering?

 

[Parson]

Actually not typing anything is probably whispering. We're all just a little hard of hearing here on the IAP

 

[rjwolfe3]

I think you use italics for that
or smaller type!

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

if i type in all lower case, am i whispering?

 

[Andrew Arndts]

if i type in all lower case, am i whispering?

Nope it is a Library voice:wink::tongue::drink::drink: