Turning blanks
by stuart murdoch, 9 February, 2016, 0 comments
As a wood turner, it becomes more cost effective to produce your own turning wood to your own requirements.
Here is a short description of how I produce two styles of blanks.
First of all this can be done at any stage of the woods drying process. To begin with, I take the log and cut it into three pieces. Two edge pieces and a thin board containing the pith. It is vital to remove the pith as this will help to reduce spitting as the wood shrinks with drying.
I have found the easiest way of cutting a log for this purpose is to cut down through the bark lengthways, as opposed to turning the log onto its flat end and cutting through endgrain. This is because saws prefer to cut with the grain . Read more...
