ilikewood
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I was turning a peppermill tonight out of a maple burl and had to fill a bunch of inclusions. I used a ground turquois and epoxy to fill them in. I add extra so I can turn it down to the correct shape and size.
My problem was this....my round nose scraper would dull in a minute or so because it was like turning sandpaper, so I had to keep sharpening my scraper. Since what I was turning was "like sandpaper", I turned my scraper over and put a nice edge right back on using the turquois and epoxy fill. It just took a few seconds and I flipped it back over and turned again.
I didn't know if this is a technique people use, or just a really stupid thing I did from drinking too many energy drinks.
My problem was this....my round nose scraper would dull in a minute or so because it was like turning sandpaper, so I had to keep sharpening my scraper. Since what I was turning was "like sandpaper", I turned my scraper over and put a nice edge right back on using the turquois and epoxy fill. It just took a few seconds and I flipped it back over and turned again.
I didn't know if this is a technique people use, or just a really stupid thing I did from drinking too many energy drinks.