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tear out on end grain (post #155891)

rmantell on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 17:18
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I've struggled with end grain tear out on both the interior and exterior of bowls. I'm currently turning some bowls from an ash tree that came down on my property and the tear out is so bad it looks like a coarse rasp. I've ground  and honed my gouges and scrapers, turned up hill and dpwn hill and tried many different angles in presenting the cutting edge to the wood. I know I want to cut the wood fibers as opposed to tearing  the fibers and I do not want to use my 80 ( or 60)grit sand paper. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. My primary tool has been a hefty bowl gouge with an Irish grind.

Thanks,'Rick

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Sharp, sharp (post #155891, reply #1 of 1)

by BruceS in reply to rmantell [original] on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 21:24

Very sharp and riding the bevel with light cuts, shear scraping with the side grind pointed down slightly more than 90 degrees or a round nosed scraper with a slight burr taking only wisper cuts.   Don't be ashamed to use sandpaper on the nastiest of lumbers,  nobody will know.   Only the finished product matters.

Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

Bruce S.