On Jan 30, 9:27 am, "Olebiker" wrote:
I have been roughing out bowls with green wood and am having a tough
time with end grain tear out. Does the end grain tear out less once
the wood is dry?

My experience is that it depends on the woods an you are doing. As
the fibers harden in some green wood, it makes them easier to shear
off clean with a gouge. But some of the softer woods like pine seem
to turn cleaner when green.

I have had much better luck with the scraper on mostly dry wood (not
he 20 year old stuff from grandpa's barn) that isn't wet, but isn't
bone dry.

Robert