Yes lots of suggestions. A few local club members use boiling. I'm
going to watch for a turkey cooker on sale and try it. LDD is
interesting but storing a 5 gallon bucket in a garage that gets well
below freezing in the winter would probably not work. Alcohol is
interesting as a second choice but storing it also has its own problems.

My view is that I'm going to try turning it keeping it thin and letting
it warp as it may. I've had enough people suggest that I just turning
it thin and uniform would work that I'm going to give it a try. The
piece of walnut I'm going to use is quarter sawn from a large log well
away from the pith.

After sanding I'm going to apply tong oil and then see what happens. If
it cracks badly I'll not be out much. If it cracks then I'll have to
see what happens.

I have lots of different inlace material I can use. I did a large elm
vase during the summer and it cracked at a knot. I filled it with Tin
to give it some contrast and my wife placed the vase out of reach in a
locked display cabinet.

If he does not like it then someone else may. I have someone showing up
Sunday to buy some Christmas presents including the large Aspen vase
that my wife was showing when the custom vase came up.

Arch wrote:
William, If you want to do this for your own pleasure and information,
these suggestions are all helpful. If you are doing this to please your
wife or to satisfy a customer's preconceived notions, forget it. Refer
him to Walmart. He can argue with them and everybody will be happier.

If you do follow this project through, please post the consequences. I
hope I'm wrong and I'll gladly admit it. Good luck.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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