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Newbie best way to get rid Of end grain tear Out after Turning A bowl

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EnErY:
Hi
Not trying to be a idiot here but on turning bowls im getting a lot of end grain tear out its making life hard for me on the perfect finish on a bowl or any other form I turn im getting out most of it but when I actually finish my item I can still see it what is the secret I ask my tools are like razors I go thro the grits from 80-1200i power sand with flap wheels and use a variety of polish and oil finish but I can still see the end grain tear out very slightly is this normal?
kind regards
Bill

Bryan Milham:


Bill,

Could you put up a photo of a turned bowl showing your 'off the tool work' as well as an example of the markings you are seeing after you've sanded and applied your finish.

Cheer's

Bryan

ravenge:
Before you take your last finish cut make sure you tool is nice and sharp, you could also try shear scraping, use a round ended scraper tilted to around a 45 degree angle and take light cuts on the inside of bowls on the outside do the same but use either a straight edge scraper or a round one, personally I would just make sure my tools are freshly sharpened and take very light cuts, sorby sell a lovely little shear scraper with a teardrop cutter (sorry don't know number off hand) I use it many many times, it's a great little tool and can get into some very tight spots (I have two, when one goes dull I grab the other one)
If I could offer you only one hint it would be take light cuts with sharp tools when finishing (2 or 3 light cuts are much better than 1 heavy cut when finishing!!!
Take your time and you will soon get the hang of it.

Now, have fun and get that wood spinning!!!

Les Symonds:
Hi EnErY....if I might be so bold as to ad to this thread! I've just started turning after a period of over 20 years away from the lathe and was getting exactly the same problem as you. I use the system that ravenge just mentioned, i.e. sheer scraping. What I find essential in using this technique is this.....

Assuming you're turning inboard (over the bed-bars of the lathe) set your toolrest as far over to the left as you can and swing the handle of the scraper over to the left such that you are cutting with the left hand edge of the scraper's curved end. There's a very good reason for this! In sheer-scraping, you have to tip the scraper onto it's left edge, so that it meets the timber at an angle, rather than squarely, therefore, if you're using the tip of the scraper it could well slam down onto the rest if it digs in at all. Think about it! when the scraper is tilted onto its left edge, only the left-hand side of the scraper is supported on the toolrest.

Hold your scraper flat on the toolrest without the lathe running, such that it is square to the timber, then tilt it by about 20degrees anti-clockwise and you'll notice that the tip is no longer supported, swing the end of the handle out until the left-hand edge of the curve is scraping and now the scraper is supported behind its cut......it's far less likely to dig in!
Les

woody:
Billy boy have you forgotten all I showed you LOL

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