Eric Jacobson
12-17-2012, 9:53 AM
This is crazy. I wanted to post some pictures and see if any of you have refined a solution since this thread (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?147944-Sweat-Steele-Tannin-Purple-Blotches).
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This is Oak, not sure what kind. The first picture shows the stains from the face plate. No big deal because you turn it out. After I left the bowl sitting on a metal table saw top, the next day it was covered with purple dots. In fact, just 12 hours later, the purple dots have spread from the base to the outside and inside walls of the bowl. The 3rd picture shows the little purple dots. It's getting worse as I type this...just sitting in the shop. It's like the bowl is allergic to metal and breaking out in hives.
This bowl was going to be a Christmas gift but I messed up the base anyway. I'm about to turn a replacement from the same oak but I'm wondering if I even want to bother. Someone said Walnut oil or lemon juice would fix the problem but for how long? If I give this bowl as a gift and someone sets it on metal, I'm worried it will start all over again.
And I have a 2.5' diameter log of this oak sitting in my driveway waiting for me.
What would you do?
248160248161248162
This is Oak, not sure what kind. The first picture shows the stains from the face plate. No big deal because you turn it out. After I left the bowl sitting on a metal table saw top, the next day it was covered with purple dots. In fact, just 12 hours later, the purple dots have spread from the base to the outside and inside walls of the bowl. The 3rd picture shows the little purple dots. It's getting worse as I type this...just sitting in the shop. It's like the bowl is allergic to metal and breaking out in hives.
This bowl was going to be a Christmas gift but I messed up the base anyway. I'm about to turn a replacement from the same oak but I'm wondering if I even want to bother. Someone said Walnut oil or lemon juice would fix the problem but for how long? If I give this bowl as a gift and someone sets it on metal, I'm worried it will start all over again.
And I have a 2.5' diameter log of this oak sitting in my driveway waiting for me.
What would you do?