Wally Crawford
04-05-2023, 9:30 PM
I don't often get a chance to turn Walnut as it is like finding gold around here. My question concerns how quickly it dulls my tools. If I look at the Janka scale, it is not as hard as Hickory or Pecan, and I turn quite a bit of those species, but this Walnut is dulling my tools as quickly if not more quickly than those two species.
I am using 5/8" gouge primarily an Ellsworth grind with a 55* bevel sharpened on a CBN wheel, but I don't see where any of that should make the difference.
What am I missing here? Does Walnut contain a lot of silica or something that is causing this or do I just accept it and keep sharpening?
I am using 5/8" gouge primarily an Ellsworth grind with a 55* bevel sharpened on a CBN wheel, but I don't see where any of that should make the difference.
What am I missing here? Does Walnut contain a lot of silica or something that is causing this or do I just accept it and keep sharpening?