I had some tree trimming done, and tried to wheedle the trimmer into letting me know if he ran into some good turning wood. He looked over my shop, and asked about how I dried my bowls. After I explained about rough turning wet, allowing to dry to moisture equilibrium and letting it dry, he told me the method he used when he was cutting flat slabs to use for presentation plaques.
Soak the wood for two weeks in a sugar water solution, then dry slowly.
Now if he can dry cross-cut slabs (which include pith) that way, it should be something.
I'm a gonna try it.
Anybody reading this done it before?
Old Guy