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Turning aesthetics
Paul Hannaby:
Hi Nigel,
You might find the acidity in the olive wood will cause your tool to continually rust. A different wood might be a safer choice.
Nige7:
Thanks for that Paul. I wonder if burning the tang in will improve things ? This particular skew is an old one I 'rescued' so I'm not too bothered but I'll keep an eye on it.
Nigel
kasandrich:
The main thing to remember is to enjoy your turning and make things you like or want to turn.
Bryan Milham:
I'm no metallurgist but I know that high heat affects metal.
To heat the tang sufficient for it to burn it's way into the handle (even if pre-drilled) I would expect it to severely affect it but how, probably by annealing (Heating and slow cooling) hence softening the metal.
Maybe not something you want done to your handle/tool interface.
kasandrich:
Whilst you would not want it too soft, having had a roughing gouge snap off at the tang, I would say that if mine had been a little softer then it would not be as brittle and may not have snapped, it may have bent a little.
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