hsingyihsingyi
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Hi,
I've been turning for only a couple of weeks and I have real problem getting tool marks out of the denser woods, ie African Blackwood. I use a gouge then move to a scraper to shape the blank. Once the general shape is done, I sand starting with ~220, then 320, 400, and finally 600. Then I hit it with a coat of CA, the Triple E, and finally, shellawax.
The blackwood keeps giving me tool marks. I have even left more wood on the blank and started as low as 80 grit, then worked my way up to 600. I have stripped them back down and started sanding again, 220-600 grits. I have increased the speed of the lathe to keep the tools from digging as deep. I have changed the way I sand...sanding against the grain....to circular motion...to horizontal ("with the grain). Nothing seems to be helping.
I'm pretty baffled by this but I'm sure that this will be an easy question for most of the veterans. Do I need to sand to a higher grade, but that does not make sense to me since the lower grits did not get rid of the marks. i was told that I could turn a skew on its side and that this might would help some.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay
I've been turning for only a couple of weeks and I have real problem getting tool marks out of the denser woods, ie African Blackwood. I use a gouge then move to a scraper to shape the blank. Once the general shape is done, I sand starting with ~220, then 320, 400, and finally 600. Then I hit it with a coat of CA, the Triple E, and finally, shellawax.
The blackwood keeps giving me tool marks. I have even left more wood on the blank and started as low as 80 grit, then worked my way up to 600. I have stripped them back down and started sanding again, 220-600 grits. I have increased the speed of the lathe to keep the tools from digging as deep. I have changed the way I sand...sanding against the grain....to circular motion...to horizontal ("with the grain). Nothing seems to be helping.
I'm pretty baffled by this but I'm sure that this will be an easy question for most of the veterans. Do I need to sand to a higher grade, but that does not make sense to me since the lower grits did not get rid of the marks. i was told that I could turn a skew on its side and that this might would help some.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay