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Andy Mauger
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Sep 10th, 2015 at 5:52am
 
Hi all.

Quick (I hope) question...

I "acquired" some off cuts from an Oak Mantlepiece beam and have been thinking of turning them into?

The attached pics are a 1st attempt, but you will notice the splits..! My question is this:

What would you do with these? I am loathed to chop the offcuts up and use for firewood, and have been considering cutting the splits out and using epoxy with a filler, but not 100%....

Oh, and the splits do run through the walls.

Any tips/tricks more than welcome.

Cheers,

Andy
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Re: Reclaimed Oak Mantlepiece beam.
Reply #1 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 8:37am
 
Love turning oak but splits are very common in it. If just hairline splits, I use CA to stabilize them. To me, oak is a very rustic looking wood and the splits add to the charm of it. If a bit wider , I use turquoise powder & epoxy to add a nice contrast to the oak grain or, if split goes with the grain, coffee grounds & epoxy to look like the grain.
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Re: Reclaimed Oak Mantlepiece beam.
Reply #2 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 12:00pm
 
You  could consider adding some oil based paint to west system epoxy and fill the cracks. Just be sure to tape the opposite side of the piece as the west system epoxy will flow through the smallest crevice if it is warm. Color choice is infinite and easy it does not take much to tint the epoxy.
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Reply #3 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 12:25pm
 
I had looked at the West system, wasn't sure if it was suitable for turning though....

I had asked for some advice from companies who sell epoxy, and each one directed me to their most expensive product Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 12:33pm
 
Bert, I was always told to use acrylic artist's paint to color epoxy, so that is what I have always used.
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Re: Reclaimed Oak Mantlepiece beam.
Reply #5 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 2:59pm
 
Andy,

Yes, epoxy is expensive but the good thing is it's long shelf life. I've had some MAS epoxy in the shop for 8-10 years and it still works just fine. If you just have some small cracks etc to fill, you can get some 5 minute epoxy from HD.

I've been working with some of the Alumilite products, again not cheap, but they suggest a shelf life of 6mo to a year.

And yes, you can use artist acrylic paints to tint the epoxy as well as most of the wood dyes that are available.

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Reply #6 - Sep 10th, 2015 at 4:06pm
 
JimQuarles wrote on Sep 10th, 2015 at 12:33pm:
Bert, I was always told to use acrylic artist's paint to color epoxy, so that is what I have always used.


Interesting Jim, I was told only to avoid water based paints. I would guess that artists paints are generally in small tubes so ease of use would lean towards it. It sure doesn't take much to effectively change the colour.  My buffalo bowl was done with oil base paint and west system, with no issues to date.


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Reply #7 - Sep 11th, 2015 at 7:54am
 
So, yeah: Oops..!

Luckily it wasn't spinning at full revs. Not the lightest item to fly off at you.
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