I had the misfortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my hillside. I
also had the good fortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my
hillside. Woodturners see things this way.
I believe that the tree is Hairy Oak. It has a red bark, rays
throughout and small oval red dots.
My quest is to preserve as much, if not all of it, for turning. I
cannot rough turn all this wood in the short time it takes to crack.
Does anyone have suggestions for preserving the logs for later use?

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I had the misfortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my hillside. I
also had the good fortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my
hillside. Woodturners see things this way.
I believe that the tree is Hairy Oak. It has a red bark, rays
throughout and small oval red dots.
My quest is to preserve as much, if not all of it, for turning. I
cannot rough turn all this wood in the short time it takes to crack.
Does anyone have suggestions for preserving the logs for later use?

Spindles or bowls? Standard bowl-blank advise (assuming you don't have a
handy body of water and some weights, in which case you just sink the
log until you are ready to deal with it....)

Cut lengths about 2" longer than diameter. Cut (or split, if
clear-grain-sections) those in half long-ways, debark (to reduce bug
action), and seal the ends (Anchorseal, wax, latex paint). The extra
length allows for a little checking without it becoming a big deal. If
you can make the time, rough a bunch into thick-walled green bowls.

Spindles - length to suit, plus an allowance for checking. Split at
least in half, or down to big enough to get what you want out of it.
Debark. Seal the ends. Splitting rather than sawing will be faster, and
tend to keep the blanks from having run-out in the grain. Splits need to
be about 1/2 and 1/2 to run straight. Only works on straight-grain
sections - turn the funny stuff into bowl blanks. If you know any chair
makers, they might be interested in helping in exchange for some wood.
Look up "riving" for more info on splitting for making useful wood bits,
as opposed to just firewood.

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Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by

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I had the misfortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my hillside. I
also had the good fortune of losing a beautiful Oak tree in my
hillside. Woodturners see things this way.
I believe that the tree is Hairy Oak. It has a red bark, rays
throughout and small oval red dots.
My quest is to preserve as much, if not all of it, for turning. I
cannot rough turn all this wood in the short time it takes to crack.
Does anyone have suggestions for preserving the logs for later use?


Anchorseal.

https://www.uccoatings.com/uccoat.php

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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No body of water. Bowls, platters, boxes, etc. No spindles. The logs
have already been cut into roughly 12" to 24" diameter by 12" to 16"
high. They are dripping with water. I am aware of Anchorseal. Does it
do the trick? Can it purchased in bulk? (5 Gal)

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No body of water. Bowls, platters, boxes, etc. No spindles. The logs
have already been cut into roughly 12" to 24" diameter by 12" to 16"
high.

Oh well, that sort of limits what you can pull from the big ones.

They are dripping with water. I am aware of Anchorseal. Does it
do the trick? Can it purchased in bulk? (5 Gal)

As well as anything does, yes it does the trick. 5 gallon is the small
size, IIRC, and they ship direct (the link has been posted). If you want
real bulk (55 gallon drums), they have those, too...

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Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by

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As well as anything does, yes it does the trick. 5 gallon is the small
size, IIRC, and they ship direct (the link has been posted). If you want
real bulk (55 gallon drums), they have those, too...


Quarts, gallons, 2 gallons, 5 gallons and 55 gallons in blue, red or
green colors. You can also get it winterized to prevent freezing.

Orders can be placed direct with the manufacturer. The last I checked
in the continental US shipping was included in the price.

U-C Coating's web site also lists their retail outlets.


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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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No body of water. Bowls, platters, boxes, etc. No spindles. The logs
have already been cut into roughly 12" to 24" diameter by 12" to 16"
high. They are dripping with water. I am aware of Anchorseal. Does it
do the trick? Can it purchased in bulk? (5 Gal)

Too bad it is cut up. Long logs would have stayed good for much longer,
but I know well the problems of handling and hauling large logs.

Anchorseal will help, but not indefinitely. Keep an eye on them, and if
they start to split before you get to them, cut them lengthways to
remove the pith. Material for platters might be best cut into boards of
the desired thickness asap.

This blog post shows how I cut a slab out of the middle of a piece of
crotch recently:
http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com/Th...s-of-wood.html
or http://tinyurl.com/lpnkj

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Derek Andrews, woodturner

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http://chipshop.blogspot.com - a blog for my customers
http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com/TheToolrest/ - a blog for woodturners