Does anybody do this?

[ilikewood]

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.

 

[LostintheWoods]

Makes perfect sense to me! (Not that that is a good thing.)

 

[Rifleman1776]

Whatever works. When I first started wood turning, with zero knowledge, I used my round nosed scraper on duck calls 'upside down' for more than a year not knowing I was doing it wrong. [:I] BTW, the upside-down thing makes a smooth surface.

 

[Dario]

Originally posted by Rifleman1776
<br />Whatever works. When I first started wood turning, with zero knowledge, I used my round nosed scraper on duck calls 'upside down' for more than a year not knowing I was doing it wrong. [:I] BTW, the upside-down thing makes a smooth surface.

I think it works best on harder woods. Sorby actually sells a scraper based on the same principle...of course theirs is a lot more difficult to sharpen and fancier to look at []

 

[whiskey359]

I Have made a few pens by filling the holes in Arizona Cholla
with turquoise I ground up in a mortar and pestle. I shaped the entire pen with sandpaper only. I started with 80 grit and went from there. The results were great but it did take a while. I initially started with a scraper but some of the bigger pieces of the turquoise would split or break out and I wanted a variety of sizes for contrast and look. Seems the sandpaper was the best route for me. Good luck, you will enjoy the result.

Cheers, Mike