SteveG
Member
I have some of this redwood burl, but have not turned it before. I want to know if this wood is suited to turning without being stabilized. It seems soft and light like buckeye, which turns and works better for me if stabilized.
Turning Redwood Lace Burl
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Fred
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I have always stabilized my Redwood and obtained much better results! Try it as I doubt that you will go wrong.
nava1uni
Member
I stabilize redwood since it is so soft and can just explode with one wrong touch. Once stabilized it turns beautifully.
witz1976
Member
I have some unstabilized and was able to turn it without any issues. Just use a light touch.
SDB777
Member
When in doubt......thin CA.
Scott (works everytime) B
Scott (works everytime) B
ersRFP
Member
I sell tons of unstabilized Redwood burl blanks. I'm new to turning but have not had any problems.
If you try to remove too much wood or use dull tools you can get a little bit chip out.
What I've done is turn the blank down near the final size and sand the rest. Redwood sands very fast so it's done in a flash.
Like Scott said, if you ever run into problems with very soft, spalted or even punky woods, thin CA can work wonders. Someone here posted a video(help me out if you know the link) on using CA and then sanding to make a CA/sawdust slurry. I tried this out with a half splated/half rotten blank and it came out perfect. You would never know the wood was near useless.
If you try to remove too much wood or use dull tools you can get a little bit chip out.
What I've done is turn the blank down near the final size and sand the rest. Redwood sands very fast so it's done in a flash.
Like Scott said, if you ever run into problems with very soft, spalted or even punky woods, thin CA can work wonders. Someone here posted a video(help me out if you know the link) on using CA and then sanding to make a CA/sawdust slurry. I tried this out with a half splated/half rotten blank and it came out perfect. You would never know the wood was near useless.
DurocShark
Member
Eric,
I was just checking out your site. You have some beautiful stuff there!
I was just checking out your site. You have some beautiful stuff there!
Lenny
Member
Rangertrek
Member
No Prob
I have turned 4 pens recently from unstabalized blanks.
No problem on any of them. Sharp tools, light touch, and a little ca when needed for small chips, etc.
I have turned 4 pens recently from unstabalized blanks.
No problem on any of them. Sharp tools, light touch, and a little ca when needed for small chips, etc.
turbowagon
Member
No problem turning Eric's unstablilized redwood for me.