I decided that I would tinker this weekend now that I am feeling a bit better.

It's just a small maple? box that you could put a ring or 2 into for like a wedding etc. Other than that it would be basically just to sit on a mantle and look good doing it

I'm having a heck of a time with grain tearout, which you probably know if you have been following my posts on Facebook

I have tried everything I know to try to get the tearing down but it just won't go away LOL.

 

I'll try wet sanding with some mineral oil and see if that takes care of it

 

 

 

I will post again to this thread as it gets closer to being done. Right now though the box is about 2.5" wide at the bottom and about 2.25" tall & has about a 1" opening that is about 2" deep.

I'll make a finial or lid out of a contrasting wood, maybe walnut and get it setting upright.

 

Oh in case some of or all of you are not aware, since I have been ill a lot lately, I sleep when I can, so unfortunately I am not on any given clock, and I am up right now at 3:07AM bright and bushy just typing away LOL

 

Oh and the procedure on Friday seems to have worked at least to some degree, but we don't know how long it will last so I may be able to eat semi solid food today and be back on liquids only tomorrow. We'll just have to see

 

Thanks for looking and please turn safely

I have read that sanding with wax works very nicely too in those cases where a wet medium might prove a bit sloppy.  Apparently the wax liquifies as it heats providing a wet medium film that doesn't get hurled off the work and then trapping the abrasive that might otherwise escape  keeping the "freshness" of the abrasive longer .

Charles,

Looking Good! I found a video, done by Capt. Eddie, on how to handle grain tear out. It is for a larger bowl but I think the principles should be the same. This link is for where the explanation starts. He mentions the difference between a push and pull cut and when to use them.  http://youtu.be/IgWSQ2nFb38?t=1m20s

 

Somewhere I ran across another similar video/explanation but I'll be darned if I can find it. I thought I had posted it in a "Wednesday's" topic but....

Beautiful maple. I love the grain.