Joe Barta wrote:
DonkeyHody wrote:

I think I'd heat the wood in the microwave for a while. Keep the
power level low and the cook times long. Don't let the wood get
too hot to touch. Ain't no critter around that can survive in a
microwave oven.


Something about that idea just doesn't sit well with me. Wood does
contain some moisture and what would be the effect of a microwave? I
have no idea but it sure might be wise to put in a test piece first.

Microwaving is an accepted way of drying wood. Some turners make green
bowls and then dry them in the microwave. I understand there are even
some microwave kilns, but I can't swear to it. Microwaving will heat
the wood up for sure. Just keep the power level low so that the
moisture can escape the surface as fast as it is driven off. Sure, try
a test piece first to get an idea of how fast it warms up. And I
should have said "Don't let it get too hot to hold", not "too hot to
touch".

DonkeyHody
""We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom
that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down
on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid
again---and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold
one anymore." - Mark Twain