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I want to try my luck at bowl turning. I have no lathe experience. I
want
to try Oak and Osage Orange. A guy told me to soak the wood first. Is
this
advisable or BS?
Thanks


If you have not turned bowls before, hold the oak. It is _hard_.

As for the soaking, ask the "guy" to soak his head.

Bjarte