I’m new to wood turning, and I am excited about a piece I’m doing. This is a piece of fork with burl next to it. This is my very first time turning something so I started with something simple. This piece was going to be a bowl but it kind of wanted to be an egg so who am I to argue with what the wood wants.
I took it out of the lath to take the picture, I’ve got it back in the lath for some sanding and I’m working on the finish. I’m just going with a clear polyurethane high gloss finish I put the first coat on tonight.
I do have a question though. Some of the wood on this piece is very soft sponge wood. What is the best thing for stabilizing those soft spots?
For now on this piece I’m attempting to inject the soft wood with the poly and a syringe.
I’m sure this is not the best way but I’m just trying it to see how it does.
I took it out of the lath to take the picture, I’ve got it back in the lath for some sanding and I’m working on the finish. I’m just going with a clear polyurethane high gloss finish I put the first coat on tonight.
I do have a question though. Some of the wood on this piece is very soft sponge wood. What is the best thing for stabilizing those soft spots?
For now on this piece I’m attempting to inject the soft wood with the poly and a syringe.
I’m sure this is not the best way but I’m just trying it to see how it does.
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