Drying wood for woodturning
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JVB66 replied on 03/07/2020 08:10
huskydog replied on 03/07/2020 08:33
redface replied on 27/01/2021 19:59
LLM replied on 27/01/2021 20:38
Posted on 27/01/2021 20:38
HD a few tips given to me by John Makepeace on the seasoning of wood.
It should be cut into sizes roughly as you would want for the finished product. Remove the bark.
It should be stored in a building (barn) allowing good ventilation and free from pervasive damp.
It should be dried for at least seven years. John collected masses of exotic woods from across the country felled by the 1987 storm; none was used for at least eight years.
Sorry I can't remember the ideal moisture level percentage.
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huskydog replied on 27/01/2021 21:04
LLM replied on 27/01/2021 21:21
huskydog replied on 27/01/2021 22:07
Posted on 27/01/2021 21:21 by LLMI don't want to tell granny how to suck eggs but you do know that you can turn wood in it's green state; it depends what you want of the finished article. Bodgers make some chair parts from green wood.
richardandros replied on 28/01/2021 07:38
Posted on 27/01/2021 21:21 by LLMI don't want to tell granny how to suck eggs but you do know that you can turn wood in it's green state; it depends what you want of the finished article. Bodgers make some chair parts from green wood.
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