On my Ring Master bowls and vases I get beautiful finishes using the Shelwax products. But end grain ends up looking …not so much! I take it to 800 grit and I still get a crumby finish on the end grain, especially on woods like Sapale which I guess is rather soft. Do I need to stick with harder woods or is there a technique that will give me that near perfect finish. I only use the Ring Master Lathe so I cannot reverse the direction of the turn. Any help out there?
Like you using the RM is a bunch of fun. I understand about the end grain problems. Have been experimenting with fixes for a long time and do fairly well most of the time. I do finish RM bowls on my Nova lathe. I find with a sharp (very sharp) bowl gouge you can cut away most all the end grain.
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