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Reply #15 - Aug 18^th, 2017 at 12:30am

Really pretty bowl--love the "water marks" around the pith. Forgot about the pith--run some thin CA into the wood around the pith--2 coats--to hold the wood together and waterproof the area. Do spend your last dollar if necessary to acquire some endseal--it is essential to turning green wood. Avoid like the pox anchorseal #2. To avoid confusion I switched to Artisan Woodsealer years ago--really good wax sealer. It's in woodturnerscatalog--same price. Calif. liberals forced many changes to finish makers--gotta save the 4 toed newts you know.

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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #16 - Aug 18^th, 2017 at 7:07am It would be nice to keep political opinions out of a woodturning forum. I've only used Anchorseal 2 and am quite satisfied with the results. CA stains some woods, and extensive sanding can be needed to remove the stains. Just FYI.
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Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form
Reply #17 - Aug 18^th, 2017 at 7:37am

Thank you for the info Don and Robert; I added some thin ca to the pith but will have to use the sealer on the next project and hope the Tung oil and Tree wax will seal the wood good enough on this one. Is there a retail store selling Artisan Woodsealer ? Found this on Amazon
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Bruce L Jones Senior Member Offline One Day At A Time Posts: 261 Baltimore, MD Maryland USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #18 - Aug 18^th, 2017 at 8:48am Has any of you tried this product for sealing green wood? Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Reply #19 - Aug 20^th, 2017 at 10:22pm

My one trial of Pentacryl was a joke--no more. That fact about Calif. was not politics --just fact. Their one state envior. rules put thousands of products and several companies out of business. Anchorseal #1 was a fine product as were all the endseals then available to the lumber market. After the new rules they had to change their formula and it was useless after that. How many gallons of endseal other than #2 have you tried?? I had to change my lacquer brand and several other finishing products to continue my professional turning business. The newt thing was an attempt at humor.

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Reply #20 - Aug 20^th, 2017 at 10:34pm

Sorry --forgot the other thread. I would avoid the stone sealer for sure. Made for stone--not recommended for wood--it would be your finish forever. Very high cost as well. The paraffin wax end sealers have a proven record for slowing and equalizing water loss in wood going back many decades. They are also very economical as well. Good luck Old Forester

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Bruce L Jones Senior Member Offline One Day At A Time Posts: 261 Baltimore, MD Maryland USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #21 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 4:55pm So I never have used Anchorseal 1 or 2 is one better than the other I can get both on Amazon here in Maryland. Bruce
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Reply #22 - Aug 21^st, 2017 at 6:27pm

Is MacDonalds better than Burger King? Is Powermatic better than Oneida? Is Vicmarc better than Nova? I know of no head to head objective testing of Anchorseal I and II - I is derived from petroleum and II from plant is my understanding. I've only used II as that is what the local Woodcraft carries. If it is even nearly as good as I then I would choose the plant based but to each his/her own.

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Don Stephan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,659 Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #24 - Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 8:20pm Ouch!
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Bruce L Jones Senior Member Offline One Day At A Time Posts: 261 Baltimore, MD Maryland USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #25 - Aug 23^rd, 2017 at 10:58pm Well I guess I get some Anchorseal 1 and see for my self; I've always liked the petroleum base products best. When I was back in the Cabinet shop every day for over 30 years they use to bring us all the water born products for us to try, they never were as good as Petroleum products. Bruce
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Bruce L Jones Senior Member Offline One Day At A Time Posts: 261 Baltimore, MD Maryland USA Gender:	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #26 - Sep 26^th, 2017 at 3:00pm This was a very green log; How long do you leave your green projects in a paper bag to dry? It's been over a month so far there is one crack and there's a place where the wood has lifted a bit, still looks Okay so far but it's not dry yet, 6 months or better? Bruce
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Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form
Reply #27 - Sep 26^th, 2017 at 7:41pm

My floor is concrete on grade, so I expect the highest humidity levels are on the floor. As soon as once turned bowl is completed I immediately weigh and record the weight on the tenon, then place in a paper bag on the floor. Every friday I weigh and record the weight of each bowl. When the weekly weight loss of a bowl is less than 2% I keep the bowl in the bag but move onto a table off the floor and continue weekly weighing. When the weekly weight loss again is less than 2% I remove the bowl from the bag and continue weekly weighing. When the weekly weight loss is less than 2% for a third time I consider the bowl air dried, and stack on a shelf until I am ready to sand and apply finish. It is a very arbitrary system, but works for me.

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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,939 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: Chucking a log for a hollow form Reply #28 - Sep 26^th, 2017 at 8:15pm You can still purchase original Anchorseal. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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