On 11/10/2010 3:45 PM, Marty G wrote:
Back in August the wife got me a beatuiful piece of olive wood from Wood
crafters abiut 6x6x2. Well last week I finally got around to cuttung it on
the bandsaw and mounted it on the lathe. Rough turned it to the shape I
wanted with nice 1/4" walls did some sanding and everything was looking
good. The following evening went out to the shop and found the peice had
checked severely. some of the cracking went all the wat thru rhe bowl and
across it. I now have a very expensive chunck of firewood. The wood was
dry when I turned it, any thoughts about what went wrong.
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I've never paid for olive, but I've made a lot with it - I can't imagine
it being expensive, just get a piece from a cut down tree....

that said, don't despair. take your piece --- 1/4 inch walls are kind
of thick, but that's a design decision ---- and boil it for about an
hour - there is a good change the cracks will close back up. let it dry
back out, put some super glue in the cracks and re-sand it. you will
not see the cracks without a microscope.

second, learn to live with cracks, exploit them, fill/glue them do
whatever it takes to integrate them into your design