John Gbur wrote:
I have a question about rough turning boxes. Does anyone rough turn boxes
from wood that not completely dry, then turn them again when dry? I am
curious if the tennons need to be returned like bowls or if they are okay as
is when turning them the second time. Does anybody do this with dovetail
tennons? I have done a few with the standard tennon but wasn't sure how
twice turning would work with boxes and dovetail tennons. Hate to find out
it doesn't work well after doing a lot of them! Thanks!

I used to use tenons and often had to re-round the tenon after
complete drying. I used a hole saw in the drill press. After a cut was
started I removed the center drill bit and finished the whole tenon
length. Then I trimmed off the offcut with a heavy knife.

Now I nearly always use dovetail recesses. Some woods do ok after
drying and some really get oval making a poor grip with the chuck. I
clamp the item in a jig with a hole in it the proper size and re-round
the recess with a router with a 12 degree dovetail bit and a guide
bushing. Works like a charm.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

An apple every eight hours will keep
three doctors away.