I suspect the basswood may turn something like some wet buckeye I had a few
weeks ago. I couldn't get a clean cut with a freshly ground and honed bowl
gouge. I finally got it rough turned, then let it dry a bit before I did
the finishing cuts. I did a lot of power sanding too.

Barry


"Bill Gooch" wrote in message
.. .
I was given a half dozen large chunks of basswood - 4ft lengths about 10
inches round. It's green and I'm not having much luck turning it. Either
its the wood or my technique but I seem to be ripping the wood apart
rather
than getting the nice curls coming off the gouge that I get with ash etc.
Also, the one bowl I have pretty much finished was very difficult to sand,
a
lot of long fibers that took a lot of work with a 40grit sandpaper to get
to
a point where they disappeared.

Is there a technique to use with basswood or is it better off left to
carvers? Any thoughts?


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Bill Gooch
Kemptville, ON.