Avoid these classic woodturning mistakes and your woodturning projects will turn into ingenious works of carpentry:
Go too fast: Trying to go too fast is the most common pitfall turners fall into. You want things to be easy. Avoid doing this. Not only will you mess up your work, but you’ll hurt something more important: yourself. Making things happen fast is the number one cause of injury.
If you find yourself wanting to speed things up, take a break and remember that rushing is not safe. You can 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 wear: 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 not very simple to correct. Remember to buy a wood stain remover package and be sure to wipe off any glue that comes out of the joint each 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 diluted 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 causes wood to become hairy: There are types of wood that get hairy when sanded too hard. The wood fibers are shredded and form fluff-like hairs 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 the skins. The way to avoid fuzz is to remember not to use sandpaper finer than 150 grit.
Join do not fit together: You’ve been careful to have joints that are tight enough, but when you paint the glue and try to bring the joints together, it won’t work. It’s either that your joints are very tight or you brought 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 tap and tap with a mallet to get it to move again. Depending on how long the join has been locked, it may not evict you. Avoiding a stuck joint is as easy as testing the joint and sanding it if it is tight the first time it is assembled.
That’s it! Avoid these 4 woodturning mistakes and you’ll create classic woodworking art that will be cherished for generations.
