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2 small oak bowls

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mattyts said:
How are you using it Jim? I've been applying it at about 1,000 RPM,building up a layer then using the reverse of sandpaper (just paper) to heat up the wax and spread it out,followed by a buff with a clean cloth.

I'm not how long it will hold up but since these bowls will remain in my possession,I can always spin them back up later and re apply the wax or another finish.
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It dose need sanding sealer or something like that as a base otherwise it will get absorbed into the wood and not last that long done properly it is the hardest wax in the world
 
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Woody said:
It dose need sanding sealer or something like that as a base otherwise it will get absorbed into the wood and not last that long done properly it is the hardest wax in the world
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I didn't use sanding sealer on these,the last bowl I did with sealer turned out horrible because there was patches where I had applied sealer and it had soaked in further than on the rest of the bowl,need to get a hold of some of the spray on stuff
 
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Clearly no expert but I use sealer, small amount on cloth and keep moving fast. even turning on lathe by hand. That's what the man on the course said anyway!
 
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I didn't use sanding sealer on these,the last bowl I did with sealer turned out horrible because there was patches where I had applied sealer and it had soaked in further than on the rest of the bowl,need to get a hold of some of the spray on stuff
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What grit did you sand to as it sounds like there must have been some open fibres I always apply S/S with the lathe stationary with a cloth just small amounts at a time then spin the lathe to buff then apply my polish finish
 
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mattyts said:
It was Sycamore,sanded to 400 and I'm not having much luck with it,lot of grain tearing at opposite ends of the blank
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That is the end grain on two sides of your bowl that is why you are getting patches from the sanding sealer try very fine cuts cutting from the bottom of the bowl through to the top with the bevel of the tool rubbing on the side of the bowl and that with a bit of practice sort out the problem I will try to take some photos of tool angles tomorrow for you good luck
 
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You would always be welcome to some over Matt for some lessons and I done charge
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Thanks Woody,that's very generous of you,if I am ever near Newark I will call in :pray:

regarding the tools,I'm using a 3/8ths scraper,freshly sharpened but also have two bowl gouges,a very fine one and a 3/8ths robert sorby
 
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Woody said:
That is the end grain on two sides of your bowl that is why you are getting patches from the sanding sealer try very fine cuts cutting from the bottom of the bowl through to the top with the bevel of the tool rubbing on the side of the bowl and that with a bit of practice sort out the problem I will try to take some photos of tool angles tomorrow for you good luck
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Photos would be immense to look at too, as I think I am having this problem with an ash bowl, ie open fibres.
 
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Photos would be immense to look at too, as I think I am having this problem with an ash bowl, ie open fibres.
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I have just been informed we need to go into town in the morning so I will try and do some photos in the afternoon for you
 
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Thanks Woody,that's very generous of you,if I am ever near Newark I will call in :pray:

regarding the tools,I'm using a 3/8ths scraper,freshly sharpened but also have two bowl gouges,a very fine one and a 3/8ths robert sorby
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The scrapper could be your problem for final cuts it is best to either do very fine cuts with the bowl gouge with bevel rub or sheer scrapping cuts with the scrapper both should work but wood being wood you can never tell I will try and do some photos of both methods for you
 
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Sorry guys got home shattered so no workshop today and we are out tomorrow so it will be Sunday before I can do the pics
 
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I'm sure we will all be waiting Woody! :pray: I'll have to get booked in for my next lesson myself :bwink:
 
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