Wood Flour

my last build I used out of the sander bag, and from under the table saw... but I want a more consistent texture. Cooking flour works well.. but too expensive for complete build. I don't remember where I got it for my Honker.
 
Phil, any decoy carver can hook you up! The dust from the band saw is perfect when sifted through a regular baking flour sifter. That being said, I have not tried baking flour, but imagine bought in bulk, or at a discount store like Aldi might be cost effective..... 5lbs for like $1.50 or so...? I would think baking flour is too fine and therefore too dense? IDK
 
I never liked sander dust for the same reason, just too course and inconsistent. Maple wood flour is cheap for how much you use in a build.
 
Sam Devlin suggested it to me when I needed to make a patch on the Honker and did not have any wood flower. I have used it, and it has worked like a charm. I use a 18v Dewalt drill. So, maybe that mixes it gradually???? Don't know...
 
That's why you take it from the top bag only...... It's the finest of the fine, like talcum powder. But I make lots of dust........
 
That's why you take it from the top bag only...... It's the finest of the fine, like talcum powder. But I make lots of dust........
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New business venture. Wood flour by jode. Can incentivize you to keep up with your decoy orders :).
 
That's why you take it from the top bag only...... It's the finest of the fine, like talcum powder. But I make lots of dust........
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New business venture. Wood flour by jode. Can incentivize you to keep up with your decoy orders :).
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Haha...... That's why I try and only empty that bag once a year. It gets everywhere....:-(

I probably breathe more of it when emptying the bag than I would if I let it blow out of the machines !
 
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Clean out the inside of your bandsaw after lots of use, and you'll have all the very fine "wood flour" ya need. The price is right and it works as good, if not better then the high priced stuff.

As in Jode's idea - Waste Not Want Not.
 
I would think asking a cabinet shop for dust would yield free wood flour. You'd want the dust created by a wide belt sander, such as a Timesaver, rather than planer or tablesaw dust which has course chips. Like Jode said, if they have a two stage dust collection system the fine dust filters would be the place to gather wood flour.
 
Getting in on this a little late, however, how much are you looking for?


I have about five large coffee cans of the stuff. Like Jode says- "top bag stuff". Saved it from my sander bags as well. And yes, it is super fine, like talcum powder. I've been saving it for years thinking I would/could use it someday. Can't see me ever using that much for anything...


Just drop me a line if you, or anyone else for that matter, is interested.


Jon
 
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