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Robert

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Am I the only one who gets these at the ends when I’m turning a wooden pen? Any idea what causes them? And more importantly, how to prevent them?

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pittswood

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They look like rubbing marks from the back of the chisel. I did once get marks like that, but racked the back sweep more. Never had them since. You don't get them using a skew chisel.
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Phil Dart

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Are they coming of the bushes Robert? Keep sanding and fishing, then burnish either with some shavings or with a tack cloth as a last process before the chemicals, and that will usually get rid of them.
 

Robert

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Thanks for the replies. Given the scorching comments I’m wondering if they are caused by my pen trimmer, maybe the “blades” are a bit blunt? I’ve had it a few years and never sharpened it, I wouldn’t know how!


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Bill Mooney

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Tube a blank up & turn it without trimming the ends. If you don’t get the dirty ends then you ate probably right about your trimmer. It can cause scorching on the ends especially if you use it in a drill at fast speeds.
 

alan morrison

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Thanks for the replies. Given the scorching comments I’m wondering if they are caused by my pen trimmer, maybe the “blades” are a bit blunt? I’ve had it a few years and never sharpened it, I wouldn’t know how!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rob, it's not difficult to sharpen barrel trimmers.
If you look up 'sharpen barrel trimmer ' on youtube there are videos showing how.
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Pierre

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Actually it looks more like the deposit from the bushes as Phil said especially on beech, it happens to me all the time on light woods and it goes with very fine sandpaper as the last bit before polishing but dont rub the from the bush to the wood.
 
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