The pros use it as well. The low viscosity glue has the advantage of wicking into fine cracks, and also being absorbed into the wood fibres, adding some extra strength and durability to cross grain sections of the turning.
As does cellulose lacquer.
I doubt that you can find anyone in the world that makes turned pens that uses cellulose lacquer, they do however use other finishes.
Well not being a wood turner I will have to bow to your greater experience. Just reporting what all the wood turners I know have told me...
About 60 years ago, was a keen balsa basher (model aircraft). Field repairs would have been so much easier (even feasible) if only we'd had superglue in those days - not only for almost instant repairs to broken wings, but also for the backs of fingers that got deeply slashed by the propeller when trying to flick-start a 'difficult' diesel engine.
I still bash balsa though havent had too much time recently.
I wish that DermaBond (2-Octyl cyanoacrylate) was easier and cheaper to get hold of, as I'm told it is the bee's knees for dealing with 'winter skin' cracks that open up round fingernails, which is a recurrent irritating problem I have.
Considering you can get ordinary (Ethyl cyanoacrylate) superglue in pound shops, the difference is breathtaking.
Sid
Seems you're not alone
So it looks like I'm not the only one who suffers from this apparently minor condition!
But 'irritating' these splits ain't. They are actually exceedingly painful, and can be quite disabling. They can be quite deep, and often seem to start beneath the skin, then work their way to the surface. The tip of the affected digit then hurts like hell - especially if you touch anything with it.
Although people often laugh at me when I tell them about using superglue for fixing these splits, I have been using it ages. Some varieties are easier to use than others. Probably the best choice is one of medium viscosity, and which 'goes off' quickly to form the artificial scab. But the effect is amazing. The pain is gone almost immediately, and the split heals up in a day or two.
bear in mind that superglue was developed to hold wounds together (another military spin off), so it's doing its proper job.
Are you sure that?s not a fungal infection? Easily treated with generic anti-fungal (Clotrimazole) cream?
And/or dermatitis, treatable with hydrocorisone cream (or stronger meds from a doctor).
Both are worth trying.
Id not heard ofd 'winter skin' before and a quick googles suggests it's caused by excessive loss of moisure too much washing, not much sweaing etc etc.
But THEN if the skin cracks that renders it liable to infection and thats where I think te cracks are coming from
Basically you have three potential problems on top of dry slkin
- fungal - Clotrimazole
- bacterial - use germolene or similar
- allergic - use hydrocortisone
I think all are fundamentally available from any pharmacy without a prescription and the pharmacist will probably take one look and give you the right one
I get periodic bours of fungal crap - toes, and hand nails, and 'dhobi itch'.
The cream fixes it completely in a day or two
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I used to suffer from them quite a lot. I used to work in a lot of unheated buildings and sometimes out in the cold weather on intricate tasks. Maybe my pain threshold is high, but they were more an annoyance to me, than a major source of pain.
I did try that on cuts, when it first appeared. I would describe the pain from that, as much worse that that of a split i the finger tip.
I got 5 litre of acetone off e-bay OK.
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With mine, I can go to bed all hale and hearty - but in the middle of the night I'm aware of an increasing discomfort in a finger-tip. By the morning, the split has worked its way to the surface.
Even when the split is an open crevice, the application of superglue only 'nips' for a second or two - and then rapidly subsides as the glue goes off.
As I said, the superglue only nips for a few seconds. It's usually less painful the split has been beforehand.
Tried ordering hydrogen peroxide at the same time?
And now you can not even buy ether for your diesel.
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