turn all at once setting, turn thin, really thin, and yes it will move on
the lathe -
boiling will help, but keeping it pretty wet and turning it to about 1/8 or
less will pretty much prevent splitting. just be prepared for some
distortion
"tom" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Sep 5, 5:51 pm, "outofthewoods" wrote:
Last time I turned some of that stuff I was working in a small shed, with
the doors shut. I knew it would smell so I didn't think much about it
until
I found myself running for the nearest bucket. I cant turn the stuff
now,
the first whiff of the stuff churns my stomach.
My advice, leave the windows or doors open, a little sniff of the
stuff
is great when you have a cold, but a dirty great big bowl full of the
stuff
was more than I could stomach.

Hotfoot.

"Gerald Ross" wrote in message

. ..: tom wrote:

: I guess there was a big breeze that came through last Saturday. I'd
: gone over to see if there were any usable lumber lengths, but the
: large main trunk had been cut up into 1-2 foot pieces. I grabbed a
: couple chunks to see about some bowls. Smells great, but it's
checking
: quickly, which I hear is common for this type of wood.
: http://tucson.craigslist.org/zip/412868234.html Tom
:
: If it is like the eucalyptus that grows around here, the tree grows
: twisted like a spiral. I looks great but on drying the stresses cause
: the wood to unwind and it tears itself apart. Beautiful wood but a
: bowl turns out looking like a potato chip if it doesn't split up in
: pieces.
:
: --
: Gerald Ross
: Cochran, GA
:
: The penalty for bigamy is having two
: mothers-in-law.
:
:
:
:

I wouldn't mind a wildly convoluted bowl, sans cracks. Some research
says it moves while on the lathe, though. Okay... And I feel the same
way about the cordial "Southern Comfort", Hotfoot. Tom




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