other tools for lathe

[bigdaug]

Just talked to him to get the skinny on this. It mainly was for the larger bowl sized turnings. Wax the ends and cover in the shavings. Put in a paper sack for a month or two. Keep in the basement. The waxed ends kept the moisture from escaping that way and forced it to dry thru the side grain. Which is desirable. It will deform so the oversizing is necessary. The dowels he tried it on warped bad but were 2 or 3 feet long. He didn't try it on dowels again because the projects he was working on were for longer items. He thought the shorter pieces we use might be ok to dry with this method. Sounds like a lot of work and space for me but I have a dawn redwood with the top blown out of I might try it on.
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