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Offline finefirewood

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Sealing after bark removal?
« on: November 27, 2013, 02:40:01 pm »
This may be a stupid question, but here goes.

Once you take the bark off the back of a stave and seal it, what do you do about the sealer once it is seasoned and you start working it? Scrape/sand it off? Nothing?

Thanks.

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Sealing after bark removal?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2013, 03:11:29 pm »
Scrapers work fine for me. I rarely peel and seal my staves, so I rarely have sealer to take off.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Sealing after bark removal?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2013, 03:12:49 pm »
If I use shellac I don't usually do anything but the final sanding on the back.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Sealing after bark removal?
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2013, 03:16:23 pm »
Like Clint I also use shellac. If you need to remove it a light sanding or a wipe down with alcohol will remove it.
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Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Sealing after bark removal?
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2013, 03:16:53 pm »
I ignore it until I am doing final finishing. Then it normally sands and scrapes out pretty easy, especially on smooth backed bows. I use a lot of hophornbeam, and it can have quite a bit of ripples on the back, and that makes it trickier, but not too bad.

Most finishes have a product available for removing them, so if I was having a really hard time I might buy the appropriate remover and try that. But I've never had the need.

My favorite is shellac. It goes on quick and comes off pretty easy.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Sealing after bark removal?
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2013, 04:44:55 pm »
It depends on the wood. For white woods sealing is optional. For black locust and osage, if still slightly green, it is essential.

In that case I remove the bark, sand with 100, 220, 400, and 600. Get it glossy smooth. Then I'll stain and or seal with spar urethane. Back is done. No scraping of shellac.

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