Bill Mains
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Registered: 10/24/03
Posts: 120
Loc: Yankton, South Dakota
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Got a 2X2 chunk for turning. Came with wax covering all of it. Does that mean the wood is still green? Do I remove the wax and turn right away? Thanks..Bill
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clovishound
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Registered: 03/01/06
Posts: 3828
Loc: summerville SC
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Most normally treat fully waxed wood as still wet. I would remove the wax from the sides (a card scrapers does a quick and easy job here) and let it dry for a while. If you have a moisture meter you could check it when you remove the wax, but bloodwood is so dense I'm not sure I would trust it on a thicker piece.
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DIYdappler
Musical Chairs
Registered: 03/05/08
Posts: 6373
Loc: Louisville, KY
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Do you know what you'll turn with it yet? If you're going to turn something much thinner than 2", then you could rough turn a cylinder to get the thickness down, to aid in drying.
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pvwoodcrafts
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Registered: 04/20/07
Posts: 1015
Loc: western md
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Hey all. A friend of mine came in from Ohio this weekend and gave me a couple bowl turning , as well as other stuff , lessons. He brought a red oak bowl he had just finished. He turned it green and had it dry in 2 weeks. He had done something I never heard of or seen mentioned here but thought I'd throw it out for you. The green bowl was turned to about 1 inch thickness. Then he soaked it for a day in denatured alcohol then brown bagged it for 2 weeks. then he finished turning and finished.Thought it was interesting and like I said have never heard of that before.
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