Turning American Sycamore
Anyone turned any sycamore? How well does it behave as far as warping
and cracking?
My nephew brought be a section of a trunk 37" long and 27" diameter.
I cut it into two sections and got 9 bowl blanks out of one before it
got too hot to work outside. Roughed out two bowls. So far it is
easy to work and mostly pink in color. The last pink wood I turned
was eucalyptus and that was a lesson in futility. Every bowl cracked
and warped into a pretzel. Maybe this will turned out better.
--
Gerald Ross
In just two days, tomorrow will be
yesterday.
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