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All Wet

Paul M. Kaplowitz

Paul M. Kaplowitz

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I was green turning a load of Bald Cypress and as usual was wet to the skin by the end of the day. Juicy stuff! I thought I would try a Tyvek coverall suit I had. I was surprised when the sap went right through the Tyvek. It was not as waterproof as I thought. What do y'all use to stay dry? Thanks
 
Paul M. Kaplowitz said:
What do y'all use to stay dry? Thanks
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I turn a lot of wet wood. I position my body and choose a forward hand so that Chips and water go out into space.
Turning cut rimmed bowls my wall, floor, and ceiling get wet.

When turning natural edge bowls I use a finish cut that gets my right arm and shoulder damp. I push a pull cut with the wing of the gouge up the side of the bowl.
I have to turn my body and follow the cut. On bowls larger than 10" diameter I'm getting my shoulder even with the bottom few inches of the bowl.
I can pull this cut with my left hand forward and my left shoulder even with the rim and just get my left forearm wet. I will actually use both methods on a larger bowl as I shape the curve an finish the surface.

I wear a smock from AAW. It gets wet but the inside is reasonably dry.
 
Yup, stand off to the side. Plastic sheeting to keep it out of the main room of the shop, but let it drip off the back wall and the ceiling. Cheap rain poncho if you don't want to learn a different stance.
 
Richard is right about the stance, learn to turn left handed. This puts your body completely out of the line of fire and you stay dry. When rough turning you may have looked the blank over well but hidden things happen in an instant. It doesn't take long to learn this method and you will thank me later when it becomes second nature to switch the gouge from right to left hand, depending on the cut you need to make. I have some cloth shower curtains behind the lathe and behind me and at the end of the lathe, the ceiling, oh well, just gets wet.
 
I agree about standing aside. If you still want to wear the white suit, be aware there are two types. One is more for dust and is breathable, the other has a plastic like film and is waterproof. I would suspect you had the breathable type
 
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