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Turning green wood followup
Posted by: Herb Knowlton (---.dhcp.bycy.mi.charter.com)
Date: May 15, 2005 02:45PM

I appreciate the replies to my question on turning green wood, which was a cherry burl. In just a few days after turning the insert my question was answered first hand! The insert became lumpy, crooked, and warped a great deal. There were no splits, but the original shape was completely altered. Seems patience is a virtue. This wood will make some beautiful seats, but not for a while!

Agains, thanks for the responses.

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Re: Turning green wood followup
Posted by: Ron Hossack (---.61.105-203.ptr.llix.net)
Date: May 15, 2005 03:46PM

While I'm also impatient depending on what part of the country you live in you can speed up the process.

I put the green blanks in a zip lock bag and leave them on the dash of my truck. In Tucson it usually
worked in a couple of weeks.

I'm in Idaho/Wa area now and haven't tried it yet as I've not unpacked my lathe.

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Re: Turning green wood followup
Posted by: Ralph D. Jones (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: May 16, 2005 01:01PM

That works in Alabama in the summer,too. It's hot enough to melt a package of low temp hot glue. Ralph

If at first you don't succeed, go fishing, then try, try again.

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