Sept. 28 Houston

[TXMoon]

I planned to throw some burl in for latecomers. As it was, there was not room for anything. Sorry you ans David did not get any

Sold a couple mesquite burl blanks. Looked alright. Finished they were beautiful.

Well holler if you get any more. I'll try to keep track of the Wood for Sale forum but stuff goes quick there.

 

[TXMoon]

doesn't need oil. All I ever use is poly or polycrylic. Lacquer works too. I find shellac is pretty but not durable,

Ok, I first used Ack's Paste on it and that got sucked in. So I tried walnut oil and I keep applying that. I did forget sanding sealer so that may be part of the problem.

 

[Nubsnstubs]

Keven, I've turned some Mesquite that I almost got an unscheduled shower from. The end of my bowl gouge constantly had a drip hanging off it. When I was completely done, I put it aside until I could get anywhere from 6-10 pieces to finish, usually about a couple weeks. I would then spray sanding sealer, sand and then spray 2 coats of lacquer for the finish.......

Like David said, Mesquite is pretty stable. All the Mesquite pieces I've turned, at least a thousand, only one warped. It was in a major deformed crotch area, about 8-10" diameter, begging me to waste my time on it. ................ Jerry (in Tucson)

 

[Bean_counter]

I’ll echo everyone else on turning it now. It won’t move and if it does you likely won’t notice it.

I use danish oil on all my decorative turnings. Can’t beat it. I use walnut on food grade turnings. It will keep soaking it up and then it’ll start weeping if you use too much. Walnut oil will dry hard