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Drying round blanks
woodturningpat:
Thanks for the welcome, hoping to get a lot of hints and tips from this forum.
The cat litter bags may not allow as much moisture escape as carriers etc but have done the trick. I stay clear of plastic bags as there is no where for the moisture to go other than stay in the bag so the contents need a lot more management.
I got hold of a large Beech log which the Mill man put through the saw mill producing 60mm and 80mm boards. He warned me before doing it that I may lose a lot to cracking even when properly stacked and stickered. In fact one week at the club I heard the resident professional turner querying the fact that a Beech board he had bought showed splits. Also I have processed one of the boards and have indeed found a number of cracks so I am unlikely to get the number of largish platters that i was hoping for.
Incidentally the Mill Man, Steve at Elston Sawmill specialises in supplying timber to Violin makers, carvers and Woodturners and has given us talks on his dealings with timber. I trust what he says about wood.
woodndesign:
Hi WTP, what else are we to call you, something of interest.
Credit to Peter Child, link found on our vevy own website.. so seasoning green wood ... News paper and warm room .. http://www.peterchild.co.uk/info1/green.htm ... and a few other things.
Cheers David
woodturningpat:
Thanks David.
Sorry no interesting pseudonyms , according to my wife I have difficulty responding to my proper name! Having said that she calls me Avalanche as when I go in the workshop she can hear things tumbling all around me (I'm a little pushed for space).
For the record my name is Pat Murphy, live in Nottingham and have been turning since late 2004 (well thats when I got my lathe). I worked in the IT industry until February last year when I took retirement. At that time I set up my Woodturning hobby as a business which has added to the enjoyment. I am a member of the Erewash Valley Woodturners' Association which is the club set up by the late Keith Rowley.
Although I have been a member of the AWGB for a couple of years I have only just come to this forum from which I hope to gain a lot of hints,tips and information.
Regards
Pat
John:
Hi,
I use a news paper to lighty wrap my part turned blanks in, then put them in a plastic bag. I change the paper on a daily (ish) basis. The paper aborbs the moisture.
I also turn the bag inside out on each occasion. I have been quite successful using this method.
John
woodndesign:
--- Quote from: woodndesign on March 08, 2012, 12:35:50 AM --- something of interest.
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Hi Pat, :-[ ... :-[ ... I'd not writen the above correctly ... should have been ... Here is.. Had not implied other wise.
Enjoy retirement and will watch for the results of your turning.
Cheers David
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