Linarestribe
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Question for you experienced CA users. Does East Indian Rosewood take CA or is it one of those too oily ones? Any tips would be great.
Jorge
Jorge
Funny that you should post this today. I've just had to reject a Honduran Rosewood Burl pen because something came up thru the finish that caused dull spots. You can sort of see them in these photos:
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In many hundreds of CA finishs, I've never had this happen before. I guess I'll remove the finish and try sealing it. It's really nice wood, so I'd hate to lose it.
The other solution might be to stabalize them before turning?
Tks
Steve
Funny that you should post this today. I've just had to reject a Honduran Rosewood Burl pen because something came up thru the finish that caused dull spots. You can sort of see them in these photos:
In many hundreds of CA finishs, I've never had this happen before. I guess I'll remove the finish and try sealing it. It's really nice wood, so I'd hate to lose it.
The other solution might be to stabalize them before turning?
Tks
Steve
mrcook4570 said:That is your CA soaking into the endgrain area of that burl rather than laying on top of the side grain. Keep applying CA until the endgrain areas are completely saturated, then apply a few more layers of CA.
mrcook4570 said:That is your CA soaking into the endgrain area of that burl rather than laying on top of the side grain. Keep applying CA until the endgrain areas are completely saturated, then apply a few more layers of CA.
Do you give it more time to soak in this situation or just load up on the CA?
That is your CA soaking into the endgrain area of that burl rather than laying on top of the side grain. Keep applying CA until the endgrain areas are completely saturated, then apply a few more layers of CA.
Funny that you should post this today. I've just had to reject a Honduran Rosewood Burl pen because something came up thru the finish that caused dull spots. You can sort of see them in these photos:
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In many hundreds of CA finishs, I've never had this happen before. I guess I'll remove the finish and try sealing it. It's really nice wood, so I'd hate to lose it.
The other solution might be to stabalize them before turning?
Tks
Steve
before you chuck it, try hitting those barrels HARD with 600 grit sandpaper until all the shiny is gone, then do the CA again. It may OR may not help. Usually helps me.