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Hi David,

I've turned and finished wet a few times with mixed results.
I ve pretty much tried everything part turning wise. the only wood i have boiled was Cherry and it didn't work at all, but i think it might with other less cracky woods if you know what i mean. But part turning i ve settled on approx 10 to 15% of the diameter. I leave a foot or recess on the outside and then cover the outside and a bit over the rim with lots of cheap screwfix pva, the plaster additive sort, painted on the outside and i lose less than any other method, i ve tried.
I 've used the shavings method and thats a good one as its quite quick, but if you do a lot its another job.
I love roughing out bowls from wet timber as its so quick and fun with the long shavings. Haven't been selling many bowls though so i have loads dried ready to finish.
I really want to have a proper go at thin wall wet turning to a finish though, some of the stuff i have seen really inspires me as very good, just like the work shown above. Something about the bowl finding its own shape i really like.

Pete

<blockquote data-quote="Pete B" data-source="post: 51104" data-attributes="member: 96">Hi David,I&#039;ve turned and finished wet a few times with mixed results.I ve pretty much tried everything part turning wise. the only wood i have boiled was Cherry and it didn&#039;t work at all, but i think it might with other less cracky woods if you know what i mean. But part turning i ve settled on approx 10 to 15% of the diameter. I leave a foot or recess on the outside and then cover the outside and a bit over the rim with lots of cheap screwfix pva, the plaster additive sort, painted on the outside and i lose less than any other method, i ve tried.I &#039;ve used the shavings method and thats a good one as its quite quick, but if you do a lot its another job.I love roughing out bowls from wet timber as its so quick and fun with the long shavings. Haven&#039;t been selling many bowls though so i have loads dried ready to finish.I really want to have a proper go at thin wall wet turning to a finish though, some of the stuff i have seen really inspires me as very good, just like the work shown above. Something about the bowl finding its own shape i really like.Pete</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pete B, post: 51104, member: 96"] Hi David, I've turned and finished wet a few times with mixed results. I ve pretty much tried everything part turning wise. the only wood i have boiled was Cherry and it didn't work at all, but i think it might with other less cracky woods if you know what i mean. But part turning i ve settled on approx 10 to 15% of the diameter. I leave a foot or recess on the outside and then cover the outside and a bit over the rim with lots of cheap screwfix pva, the plaster additive sort, painted on the outside and i lose less than any other method, i ve tried. I 've used the shavings method and thats a good one as its quite quick, but if you do a lot its another job. I love roughing out bowls from wet timber as its so quick and fun with the long shavings. Haven't been selling many bowls though so i have loads dried ready to finish. I really want to have a proper go at thin wall wet turning to a finish though, some of the stuff i have seen really inspires me as very good, just like the work shown above. Something about the bowl finding its own shape i really like. Pete [/QUOTE]

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