How do you get that waxy stuff off turning blanks?

turn it

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sorry, if you use the lathe I just turn it and it comes off with the chisel.

or….........just cut your band saw box out…........wax gone!

-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso

I use a card scraper and it gets most of the wax if not all.

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Thanks John. That is very helpful!

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Using a solvent would be good as well to get any residue off so it won’t affect your finish.

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I’m with Roman, I just mount it on the lathe and start turning. It come’s off clean.

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Same here. Just turn it off.

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That could still be wet wood under the wax. I made a bandsaw box out of East Indian rosewood from a Rockler store. I made the birdie box, you probably have seen it.The top warped after a while. I picked up a piece of figured maple at the same time. I have since scraped off the wax, except for the end grain. These were bowl blanks I intended to use for bandsaw boxes.

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