I am experimenting with "finishing" the bowl in it's green stage so that it can warp all willy nilly.
Trying to understand the actual "finishing" part, I was thinking I would sand to final grit and apply some penetrating oil and then let it sit and do its thing. Then, after it dries for some bit, come back and buff it.
So, I tried that. Now, I am seeing some cracking and checking. Now, if that is the story the wood is going to tell, I don't care and I love it. But it is normal to expect that?
there is so much info out there on turning green wood, but not so much about finishing it.
Trying to understand the actual "finishing" part, I was thinking I would sand to final grit and apply some penetrating oil and then let it sit and do its thing. Then, after it dries for some bit, come back and buff it.
So, I tried that. Now, I am seeing some cracking and checking. Now, if that is the story the wood is going to tell, I don't care and I love it. But it is normal to expect that?
there is so much info out there on turning green wood, but not so much about finishing it.