On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:02:39 -0400, neal konneker wrote:

I do not turn bowls (yet) but I recently got a hobby sawmill. Some log
sections are too short or knotty to saw into regular lumber. I hate to
see any beautiful wood go to waste so I am trying to figure out how to saw
these short sections into blanks for ya'll. I have learned I need to cut
out the pith and seal the resulting blanks with anchorseal so they don't
crack. My question now is, do these blanks dry slowly underneath the
anchorseal coating, or is the intent that they remain pretty much green?
If they dry, I assume we are talking years for air drying (in a shop) for
chunks that are several inches thick?

Thank you for your patience.

Neal

Neal... most of the blanks that you buy on Ebay and related sites are green and
sealed...

That gives the turner a choice of drying them or turning green and the seller
doesn't have to wait for a year or so before selling them..
Mac

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