Summer is to be enjoyed outdoors, swimming- hiking- canoeing or just
lazying in the hammock under the old old tree, ;-*)))
Acclimatize yourself, turn off that air conditioner and don't be such
a wuss, turn when summer is over, also wet wood would not stick as
much as dry dust, if you insist on turning now, then you can finish
turn when the snow flies.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

On Jul 6, 10:56 pm, charlieb wrote:
Been HOT - for several days - to hot to wear turners smock
Hot enough to sweat to soaking wet minutes after walking
into the shop (from the air conditioned house). A very dry
(as in been drying for probably 10 years) square block of claro
walnut waiting between centers on the JET.

Even with sharp tools, very dry walnut generates some pretty
small chips, which, when contacting any dampened surface
stick, absorb moisture and create a new damp surface for
more chips to adhere to, which . . .

In a mere 10 minutes of this process, it is not only possible,
but probable to become a negative version of the abomnible
(sp) snow man.

Note To Self:
DO NOT turn very dry walnut when soaked with sweat.

charlie b