Ron Smith ... Richmond, VA
03-11-2003, 10:59 PM
Here's probably a good place to start looking into LDD for your turning needs. I'm fairly new at this myself, only having done it a few months. Yes the bowls do continue to dry after you finish turn them but I've not had any to crack after three months. When I feel they are completely dry (I don't do any scientific measuring or anything), I finish sanding lightly and apply usually a mineral oil finish, since so far they've been used for fruit bowls. I'm continuing to learn myself. I had a particularly tough bowl that had knots in it a couple of weeks ago. It caught and broke my tool rest. I soaked it in LDD and returned to it later and it turned without a hint of a catch. It's something I'm experimenting with, but it works, and you don't have to worry about cracks nearly as bad, I'm sure some do, but none of mine have. I rough turn to 1/2 inches evenly, then soak, then finish turn. Let me know how you do if you try it.
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