Frictions Polish... equal parts of Shellac/Boiled Linseed Oil/Denatured Alchohol.... 10 coats.Gorgeous spalting! What type of finish do you use? Chuck
If you want to save yourself some gas and wear & tear on the chainsaw, as well as your back, I split the rounds with wedges and/or a riving froe. Two or three wedges, sometimes more, you'd be surprised how accurate and easy it is. Especially Maple, usually just pops apart pretty easy.. Just draw a line where you want it to split, set the wedge, and work each one progressively. As a bonus, it will split with the grain instead of crossing through it and you'll have less warp as things dry. Though, contrary to your purposes, you may not have as flat a surface without some extra work if it runs along wavy grain.I'm working on about 30 or so blanks (at minimum) to get done before next mother's day for the church. Most are being roughed out... a few dry enough to finish (shown). The process started this time last year when the Maple tree was felled. These three are between 7" and 8.5"
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