Originally Posted by
Jeffrey J Smith
I agree - get rid of the shavings. Rather than bagging, I sticker-stack them in the crawlspace under the shop. its about 5' to the floorboards with good cross ventilation. the ground is covered with plastic sheeting. Here in the very wet Northwest, it works well for most woods.
I've found that using chloine bleach on mold is only a temporary cure - once the water evaporates the chlorine is largely ineffective. Kills the mold, but its prone to return. A weak dilution of boric acid works better for me. Once the water has dried it leaves behind a very light coating of boric acid that keeps mold at bay for a very long time. It doesn't seem to penetrate the surface to any great extent. When ready to turn, I give the blanks a quick dunk in the horse trough used to store stuff I haven't gotten to yet, wipe it mostly dry and put it on the lathe.