On 12/10/2016 9:45 PM, graham wrote:
Cut a round from a very large piece of elm last week that had been end
sealed and drying for at least 15 years. Was going to make a 15-16
salad bowl. I left it for a few days as I was busy with work and serious
checks developed. Ill be lucky to get a 10 bowl. Sod it!
As a follow up:
This bowl was going to be a 15-16 salad bowl but checks appeared in the
blank and I had to resize it to 12. Then further faults in the wood
took it down to a 10D x 6 high bowl. I was well into hollowing it and
when I turned to the grinder to sharpen the gouge, I heard a very loud
POP! That was the 3 crack in the photo.
https://postimg.org/image/spgt4d5uv/
Youd think after at least 15 years drying, the wood would be stable but
it turned out to be full of stress.
Oh wellฆฆ.