Hi just got in from a frustrating session in the shop. I was working on a nice piece of cherry, I think.
I use a bowl gouge for most of a piece but towards the end I'll find ridges or whatever. I can't just keep taking passes with the bg because there will be nothing left. So I switch to my nrs which smoothes everything out very nicely and is very satisfying. I have a subsequent question about that later. Well on this piece which actually had a section of pith I guess I found that I'd have these lines going round. They seemed very smooth almost like they were some form of figure. But they were too coincidentally circular and when I went back at it with the nrs the would either go away or move too a new location . But it looked like the knots grain was bleeding. It would have been cool if it didn't suck. It was definitely not any kind of sap or liquid but looked like distortion of the grain.
I know, I should show a picture but I ended up working then sanding it to death.
So I guess I'm wondering a) is this because the wood may have been very old thus very dry, b) is it because of nrs c) is it because I'm no good or d) all of the above plus other stuff.
Bonus question. Is using the nrs at the end kind of cheating? Should I strive to get a final cut off the bg? I know some or all will say, you gotta do what you gotta do, and the nrs is legit etc. But I fear that if I rely on it for my finish cut I'll never develop the skill with the bg which might be a better cut/skill.
Thanks all
I use a bowl gouge for most of a piece but towards the end I'll find ridges or whatever. I can't just keep taking passes with the bg because there will be nothing left. So I switch to my nrs which smoothes everything out very nicely and is very satisfying. I have a subsequent question about that later. Well on this piece which actually had a section of pith I guess I found that I'd have these lines going round. They seemed very smooth almost like they were some form of figure. But they were too coincidentally circular and when I went back at it with the nrs the would either go away or move too a new location . But it looked like the knots grain was bleeding. It would have been cool if it didn't suck. It was definitely not any kind of sap or liquid but looked like distortion of the grain.
I know, I should show a picture but I ended up working then sanding it to death.
So I guess I'm wondering a) is this because the wood may have been very old thus very dry, b) is it because of nrs c) is it because I'm no good or d) all of the above plus other stuff.
Bonus question. Is using the nrs at the end kind of cheating? Should I strive to get a final cut off the bg? I know some or all will say, you gotta do what you gotta do, and the nrs is legit etc. But I fear that if I rely on it for my finish cut I'll never develop the skill with the bg which might be a better cut/skill.
Thanks all