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Re: Over-soaking before tying?

Author: cjwright
Date: 2008-08-19 01:17

Most warpage comes from a weakness in the gouge. For example, often times if you tie a blank and don't scrape or clip and the sides start pulling open (loose sides), there's a problem with the gouge (most likely too thin on the sides, and too much of a taper).

Other common problems -
A blank that has the tip/heart rough scraped and chopped open, and when it dries:
-the opening gets REALLY big.
-the sides open up rather than stay clamped together.
-the blades don't keep their natural curve but become super flat
-the overlap becomes "unoverlapped"

All of this can occur if the gouge isn't ideal, or if the cane is oversoaked and warps in the drying process.

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