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wood-turning-cracked-wood When I sand the stains out, I am back to the cracks. If the habits of successful wood turning cracked wood wood turners: 1. A multiday class with a Ca Glue For Wood Turning Jacket good instructor or a club mentor will get you to the intermediate level on 2,3,4,5. When sanding a bowl I sometimes place a sheet of paper towel on the bed ways and bench top to catch the fine sanding dust. Yes, that is a wood turning cracked wood good point! After sanding I dump the dust into the old 35mm film cans Crakced saved from my photography days.

How does it work? Hello Kent, devastated here when I found the amazing bowl I just purchased from my Rasta friend in Jamaica, arrived home with 2 cracks! From your wonderful article perhaps this beauty had a double whammy of temperature change and baggage handlers! Yes, looking for your help please before I try anything. Thanks and Best, Peggy. OK, you may be in luck. This glue will run right into the finest cracks and bond them together. Hold the piece together with a little pressure and apply the CA.

If the finish is lacquer, it can be repaired by likely sanding the glued crack area and applying new lacquer. Lacquer will soften earlier lacquer layers and bond with them. If the finish is a polyurethane, the wood might need to be sanded down completely before reapplying finish.

If the thin CA holds the crack solid and is not visible you may be ok just gluing the piece. I just carved a bowl from cedar ad it was beautiful. I started oiling it with butcher block oil but before I got enough coats on it the bowl cracked on one side from the rim to almost the middle of the bowl.

Would I be able to soak it to close the crack? You can try soaking the bowl. Also soaking the wood with oil will also help to revive the wood. Either way, the crack will remain. You might want to try to glue the gap before applying oil. Use a good quality wood glue. Press it down into the crack thoroughly and then sand the crack with sandpaper before the glue dries. The sanding will smooth the gap and fill the glue with color matching dust. I have an old wooden bowl that my grandmother used to make biscuits.

It was passed around. I finally got it about a yr ago. It has a large crack about halfway through the length of the bowl. I would like to repair it to use for decoration. Can you give me some guidance? Thanks in advance. I must say, I have not restored an old bowl, but I can share some ideas.

I think soaking in water might be too extreme. The wood is probably dried out, but water might be more harmful than good. Consider using a good quality Danish Oil I have one listed in the Recommended Finishes section and simply wipe it on the wood generously.

If the wood is truly dry it should soak up each coat at first. Allow several hours and or days for each coat to be completely absorbed. Once the wood stays saturated on the surface, the wood fibers have then been filled with the Danish Oil.

This will rejuvenate the wood cells and appearance. Especially if the bowl is for decoration, consider cutting butterfly inserts. These are small bowtie-shaped pieces of wood that are placed across the crack and inlaid into the bowl. They are both functional and decorative. Thanks again and good luck restoring your heirloom bowl.

The lacquer idea works but so does shellac. I make a solution of shellac diluted 1 to 10using denatured alcohol and keep it in a spray bottle. Before using the CA glue, I spray the piece with the diluted shellac. I spray it generously often covering the whole piece because the glue tends to drip and can drip anywhere.

If the glue gets on an area that has not been sprayed, it will stain the wood. I learned this technique from Steven Hatcher when doing inlay work. I like the suggestion of spray lacquer before applying the CA. Does that not also coat the inside of the crack, which would inhibit the adhesion of the CA when you drizzle it into the crack with the sawdust?

Great question! When spraying I simply make a quick pass across the surface. Hi everyone years ago I helped a guy whi was foreman at Fechters in Knysna tgey made the most beautiful wooden furniture uncle Laurie always had a cloth which he dipped in parraffin and everytime he turned a bit he will just hold the cloth lightly to run over the piece you have done it never cracks this way. I bought a small Unimat set from Germany I want to start making dolls house furniture.

Hold thumbs because I have to teach myself. Blessings Anette von Mollendorff. Merci pour ce documentaire , qui va etre un outil de travail ,moi qui commence dans le tournage sur bois et qui veut faire des bols. Yes, the lacquer does a good job reducing the CA stains. Happy turning! I only started this hobby in late December and have already created around a dozen bowls segmented and natural among other things. I am loving my new hobby and have set up my 8 foot by 6 foot workshop with, I think , all the tools I need to do justice to the things I make.

Thank you very much indeed. Thanks Ron! I hope this article provides some useful information as you continue. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. Put simply, change is what causes cracks. Length Matters The length of green wood logs prepared for bowl blanks does make a difference. Roy, Thanks for writing and sharing. All the best to you and Happy Turning! Good Day Kent I have collected a complete apple tree with blanks uo to 12 inches diameter still in good shapes but also with branches logs having diameters ranging from 4 to 6 inches, about 12 inches long.

Alain, Yes, you can use resin to aid in this process. Some lacquer will get in the crack, but the CA will bond the area just fine. Anthony, I must be honest, I have never heard of a vacuum pump being used to dehydrate wood. Thanks for sharing, Kent. Hello Raif, Thanks for sharing this tip.

I will try it out. LOL But, if it works. Happy Turning, Kent. Take care Craig and all the best to you, Kent. John, Thank you. Yes, that is a very good point! All the best, Kent. Mark, Yes, CA can do that. Hello Duane, I would say, just turn a piece or two and see how it performs. Experimentation is the best way to learn. Hello Darcie, Thank you for writing and for your kind words. Thank you for sharing your skill.

Thank you!!! Happy Turning and Enjoy, Kent. John, Sounds like great advice. All the best to you, Kent. Hello Linsay, Thank you for your comment and question. Let me know if that works. Thanks, Kent. Dan, Thank you for writing! Hello Peggy, Oh, I can imagine your frustration. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Cracked bowl ok to turn? Thread starter Antonia Edinger Start date Mar 29, Antonia Edinger.

Can I patch this up with epoxy or is this just firewood? JPG Beta Tester. It's up to you. Your decision is likely to be weighted by the number of crack free dried bowls you have on hand. If you can get epoxy into the crack it will be stronger than the wood. It seems to be a small bowl about 6" in diameter if you have a 2" tenon so there is not a lot of mass to hit you if it did come apart. The risk comes from just getting the epoxy on the surface so you cut it away. It also seems to have a thin wall already.

After you turn the outside, it may be too thin and vibrate too much for you to turn the inside without using an aid like steady. That is a particularly hard shape to dry successfully. It is also a common shape for new turners for two reasons 1 new turners tend to rough the blank into a cylinder instead of roughing a curved shape and 2 the gouge wants to cut a straight line following the bevel which makes curves hard to get.

Most turners have a high success rate in drying hemispherical shaped bowls. You might consider turning bowls wider than tall. Last edited: Mar 29, Zach LaPerriere. In addition to what Al said, it looks to me like your bowl may be too thin to finish round—in other words, by the time you true the bowl to eliminate warping from the drying process, you may have little to nothing left. On the other hand, this might just be a photo illusion. I meant to put the measurement in there It is a funky shape and I am definitely still learning but I was wondering if epoxy could save it.

I do have quite a few blanks so this one may sit around until I get better. Thanks for the replys! William Rogers. I don't turn bowls with cracks anymore.

The picture below is a cherry bowl I was turning. I noticed about a 1" crack in the end. Very tight crack, not open. I finished sanding and a little dye and wood burning on the outside. The tool evidently caught the crack and exploded.

I was out of the line of fire and no injury, Hardest Wood For Turning Solution but did feel several pieces hit the faceshield. I was turning at top speed for that size bowl and that didn't help. I really liked this bowl.

Awww man that would have been a beautiful bowl. Great advice I appreciate. Definitely going to move on to pieces without cracks. Mike Johnson. If you have a piece with a crack you can wrap the outside or put a support on the inside of the piece while turning. Many turners do this on a regular basis when turning billets with natural voids to keep the piece from coming apart.

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