On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:10:35 GMT, "js"
wrote:

I am making a small pedestal table, and got a hunk of maple, split, planed,
squared, and turned the pedestal, ans put three coats of shellac on it. Now
this wood was pretty much as green as you can get, but I read that stuff
should be turned green. I haven't been doing this for long, and this is the
first large piece I have ever turned. I figured the coats of shellac would
seal it, and keep it from splitting. Was i correct to assume this? anything
else I need to know before I go ahead and put this thing together?


The trick is not letting it split as it dries. I put my green turnings
in a plastic bag filled with the wood chips to slow the drying
process. Wood can be turned green or dry, and each has its pros and
cons.