04-21-2016, 09:41 PM
I found some walnut in an old barn and the guy gave it to me. It is 14in W 4 and 5 foot long and 5 in. thick. He said it had been in there for over 40 years.
I cut out a couple of bowls and using the lightest touch I can not get the endgrain to smooth out. The 4th piece has some pith in it but I have not gone to that one yet. Took it down with a bowl gouge and tried to smooth it with a scraping. Round nosed, beveled on one side, square head scraper on the bottom and inside bottom. Tried using my bowl gouge in a scraping motion. No luck. Tried sand paper with the lathe running and stopped that didn't do anything.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I cut out a couple of bowls and using the lightest touch I can not get the endgrain to smooth out. The 4th piece has some pith in it but I have not gone to that one yet. Took it down with a bowl gouge and tried to smooth it with a scraping. Round nosed, beveled on one side, square head scraper on the bottom and inside bottom. Tried using my bowl gouge in a scraping motion. No luck. Tried sand paper with the lathe running and stopped that didn't do anything.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.