kennspens
Member
has anyone successfully incorporated bark into their ww castings?
worthless wood and bark
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Everett
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ugly pen
The pen i entered in the ugly pen contest was bark and hardwood cast in pr w/o pressure pot. The reason i put it in the ugly pen is when i started sanding the pen it went wop te wop te wop because of how soft the bark was compared to the rest of the pen. I may have been better if the cast was put in a pressure pot. I can't say for sure because i do not have one.
The pen i entered in the ugly pen contest was bark and hardwood cast in pr w/o pressure pot. The reason i put it in the ugly pen is when i started sanding the pen it went wop te wop te wop because of how soft the bark was compared to the rest of the pen. I may have been better if the cast was put in a pressure pot. I can't say for sure because i do not have one.
gketell
Local Chapter Leader
When I cast some manzanita worthless wood using PR everything was great except the bark area never set. And I did use both vacuum and pressure. I ended up digging all the bark out of the rough-turned blank and filling with CA+ebony dust. Looked great in the end but what a PITA.
Do all wood types do this? No idea. But if you cast manzanita, make sure to remove all the bark. Either before you cast or after, your choice.
GK
Do all wood types do this? No idea. But if you cast manzanita, make sure to remove all the bark. Either before you cast or after, your choice.
GK
Jmhoff10500
Member
When I first started doing ww, I disregarded the need to debark the box elder I was working with. Everything would have worked out had the bark been harder(a few members can testify to that)... As long as the bark is stable enough and you get a good bond with whatever you cast it in, it should work out...
workinforwood
Member
I've done some with Alumilite and it had no problem penetrating and setting up in the bark areas. Pretty much stablilizes it.