Avoid these classic woodturning mistakes and your woodturning projects will turn into clever works of woodworking:
going too fast: Trying to go too fast is the most common pitfall turners fall into. You want things to be easy. Avoid doing this. You will not only spoil your work, but you will damage something more important: yourself. Making things happen fast is the leading cause of injury.
If you find yourself wanting to speed things up, take a break and remember that rushing is not safe. You may lose more time in the long run if you have to fix a mistake or worse: a stay in the hospital emergency room.
The stain does not take away: Two typical causes of non-staining are: the use of non-staining wood packaging, and if the glue is not completely removed after the completed piece is created.
The problems are simple to avoid but they are not very simple to correct. Remember to buy a stain-removing pack of wood, and be sure to clean any glue that comes out of the joint every time you put the pieces together.
If you end up with an unmarked area on your work, apply a colored glaze, a semi-transparent substance like thinned paint. Modify the color and exposure until you get it almost similar to stained wood. Let it dry and start the final coat.
Excessive sanding makes the wood hairy: There are types of wood that become hairy when sanded too much. The wood fibers are ground up and form hairs like fluff on the outside of the wood. You don’t want to bleach or have an initial color in that case.
If your wood gets hairy, apply a polish or two with the sandpaper and sand down the fur. The way to avoid lint is to remember not to use sandpaper finer than 150 grit.
Join do not fit together: You’ve been careful to have seams that are tight enough, but when you paint the glue and try to bring the seams together, it won’t work. It’s that your joints are very tight or you pushed them together and experienced a blockage.
To avoid too tight joints, please dry it first. If you have to hit the joints with a mallet, you must loosen the joint before adding glue. If the joint is a mortise and tenon, cut the tenon until you can easily join the joint by hand.
If the joint still binds when you assemble it, you must hit and hold with a mallet to get it moving again. Depends on how long the join has been locked, it may not evict you. Avoiding a seized joint is as easy as testing the joint and sanding it down if it is tight when first assembled.
That is all! Avoid these 4 woodturning mistakes and you’ll create classic woodworking art that will be appreciated for generations.
