ice cream scoop

[montmill]

I've cast stabilized cherry burl with Alumilite Slow Clear,

I'm learning a lot and would appreciate your feedback. First it seems to me the alumilite is more brittle than the wood, also the alumilite is not the same density as the wood so the gouge may cut one deeper than the other. Light cuts are required. In the picture you can see the seam highlighted by sanding dust. The ridge formed is very noticable to the touch. Would you work that out by taking more material or continue sanding to get rid of the ridge? I'm going to finish with poly so I won't be building up the finish to cover that ridge. I think if it was on a pen I'd use GluBoost and build it up so you'd not notice the difference. Appreciate and look forward to your thoughts.

 

[JohnU]

If it were me I'd level the void with Gluboost and sand it all level, and then apply my finish. I recently finished an ice cream scoop with Gluboost (a few layers of ultra thin). It's the threaded scoop so I can remove it to wash. I like your colors. Im looking forward to seeing it finished.

 

[ed4copies]

"First it seems to me the alumilite is more brittle than the wood, also the alumilite is not the same density as the wood so the gouge may cut one deeper than the other"

While this may seem counter-intuitive, you can minimize the effect of different densities by increasing your RPM (lathe rotating speed). Once you get past 3000 RPM, things are all about equal.

FWIW,
Ed