Roughed turned this bowl a few weeks ago, the wood was very soft and punky. So I soaked it in a white glue solution I read about on Sawmill Creek. I changed it up a little. 1 gallon of white glue from Lowes, 2 gallons of water, mix well and stir every few days. Soaked the roughed out bowl for a week or so (or until I remembered it), pulled it out last weekend and let it dry a week. Finished turning and sanding last night. Still needs a few more coats of finish before polishing.
I was very impressed with soaking it in glue to harden it up, worked great. I have a large, spalted oak blank I soaked and need to see if it worked on it also.
I was very impressed with soaking it in glue to harden it up, worked great. I have a large, spalted oak blank I soaked and need to see if it worked on it also.