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Green Woodturning, Free Walnut
Could someone assist my googling? g Two days ago the power company
converted a walnut tree in our backyard to a pile of branches and a stack of 14" logs about a foot to a foot and a half long. I painted the ends of the largest of the logs before running out of old paint. Then I unpacked my new Harbor Freight (I know, I know) mini lathe and set of starter lathe chisels and made three practice "Christmas Tree Ornaments" from lengths of the branches. No finish was applied. This morning the two that are under an inch in diameter are ok but the 2" diameter ornament is badly cracked. How does one successfully work with green wood? Strip off the bark and let it sit a year? In any case I'm not going to be able to turn all the wood so there are some free-for-the-hauling walnut logs in Bowie, Maryland USA if anyone wants some wood. Do the obvious to the email address. -- Mark |
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