Kingswood Question

[LAKingsFan]

Has anyone worked with Kingswood before? I just bought a blank from woodcraft at $3.99 ea. Turning this wood is tough! It seems to have small imperfections in the wood no matter how much you sand it. It never got even close to perfect as a finished blank.

I have a Jet lathe and was turning at a speed of 1800. Not sure if I was going too slow or even too fast.

I seem to have this problem with darker woods

Any advice?

Ron

 

[Rudy Vey]

Originally posted by LAKingsFan
<br />Has anyone worked with Kingswood before? I just bought a blank from woodcraft at $3.99 ea. Turning this wood is tough! It seems to have small imperfections in the wood no matter how much you sand it. It never got even close to perfect as a finished blank.

I have a Jet lathe and was turning at a speed of 1800. Not sure if I was going too slow or even too fast.

I seem to have this problem with darker woods []

Any advice?

That's some pricey Kingwood!! I used to buy 10 packs of it at WC for about $10-$13. It turns very easy like all other kingwoods, I assume you are using sharp tools. What do you mean with imperfections? Post a picture, this wood normally has no voids and finishes well.

Ron

 

[alamocdc]

I've had no problems w/mine either. I get it from BigRob.

 

[fritzmccorkle]

i've turned a lot of kingwood and have had no troubles. i turn mainly at 2600, but i don't think that is gonna be a huge difference. we sell kingwood for .85 cents so theirs is a little pricey.

 

[Old Griz]

Originally posted by fritzmccorkle
<br />i've turned a lot of kingwood and have had no troubles. i turn mainly at 2600, but i don't think that is gonna be a huge difference. we sell kingwood for .85 cents so theirs is a little pricey.

Tell me when any wood at Woodcraft is not pricey... [!][!]

 

[airrat]

I agree with Griz on that. Also I have noticed the quality of thier wood is not as good as you can find from some of the guys here.

 

[Mikey]

Wood from anywhere is generally cheaper than WC. Some of the same stuff I bought at Berea sells for 2x as much at WC.

Not sure about Kingswood, (maybe a typo?) but I have a spindle of Kingwood I got from Berea for turning bottle stoppers. I paid about $16 and will most likely get about 7 blanks from the section. I have turned one and IMO, it cuts like butter and sands to a nice gloss.

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

The Kingwood I use has no voids and finishes very well with just MM. I usually turn at 2600 RPM. Make sure your tools are sharp. Try some of the members here for a better price.

edit - spelling

 

[fritzmccorkle]

you got me there tom!!! berea lists kingwood in their catalog at $4 a blank so i'm surprised a spindle of it from them is affordable.

 

[its_virgil]

Kingwood for me has been noneventful but the results are really nice. Kingwood turns well and finishes well as dp ,ost rosewoods (an I think kingwood is a rosewood). I use cellulose sanding sealer or a CA dust slurry on all wood blanks. Sand paper particles can get in the grain of some woods and cause color problems. I seem to not have that problem since beginning the use of sanding sealer and or the CA slurry. I get kingwood from Curly Woods in McKinney, Texas and cut my own blanks. Much cheaper that way.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[wdcav1952]

The wood sounds more like my limited experience with Wenge than what I have done with Kingwood.