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Spalted beech

yorkshireman

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Knocked this out today. Couldn't get a decent finish on the end grain on the inside which sort of kills it a bit
 
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Good looking bowl except as you say the pick up of the fibres on the inside. How do you finish the inside other than sanding ie do you use a bowl gouge finish then straight to sanding or do you use a scrper
 
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Dalboy said:
Good looking bowl except as you say the pick up of the fibres on the inside. How do you finish the inside other than sanding ie do you use a bowl gouge finish then straight to sanding or do you use a scrper
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I tried a scraper Derek but it was doing no good, the end grain seemed really fibrous. After 40 minutes messing about with the sand paper I gave up and left it as is.
 
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You may find it much better to sharpen your bowl gouge and take the last two cuts with that.

I always sharpen before the last few cuts and you will be surprised at the difference it makes. A standard grind on the gouge would be best for this shaped bowl as it can go around the corners better at the bottom of the bowl without the bevel rubbing to hard which as you know can cause bruising.

Not all woods take a scraper and as you found they can pull the fibres even if you have just sharpened them.

You may already know this
 
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I usually rub a good coat of paste wax into the grain before making my last cuts with a sharp gouge or shear scraper. This lubricates the tool & stops the grain from being plucked out. I also sand with wax through the grits. Cellulose sanding sealer kills the wax so you can apply a spray finish if required.
It's still a very nice bowl Ken.:thumbs:
 
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