Hey Guys
I recently got to huge apple trees from a farmer down the road. I have rough turned about 8 or 9 so far. For the lack of a better word the wood is sopping wet. ( it's about -20 C here in Ontario right now) I have never seen winter wood so wet. I am experienced in turning green wood. Does any one have experience in apple wood. Any thing you can give would be appreciated. Is it stable, any special drying techniques out of the ordinary.
Thanks in advance
Peter
Sopping wet, to bad you can't collect it. I guess it would be Ahhhh apple juice???
Bruce
big pete wrote:
Seek the wonders of LDD. Excellent for keeping apple and other fruit woods from cracking! *G*
Leif
Peter Do not turn your back, the apple will split. Rough turn, anchorseal, set to dry and pray for the best. The wood is gorgeous, a pleasure to turn, and moves like a dream. It is great stuff for hollow turning as it ovals so well. Sure some of it splits, but that is either a design feature or the creator of some of the most beautiful looking and smelling kindling on earth. I have been turning some lately and love it.
I just got some apple also ( alive and somewhat wet last week) and I have turned 5 bowls in the last week from it. I am experimenting with a short dunk in alcohol ( a couple of hours) then a couple of short zaps in the microwave ( 2minutes and cool down). It gets the surface dry enough to sand, So I sand it thru the grits to 320. I immediately slather on by hand deft that is thinned 50/50. It still feels heavy and wet but it dries slowly. I goes oval and gets little cracks around the knots. This gives it character. The next 4 or 5 days I give it a sprayed on coat (each day) of
50/50 thinned deft after each coat from the day before dries. I wet sand with 1500 grit between coats. It really shines after 4 or 5 coats and gradually gets lighter in weight as it dries through the deft. It is usually sold within the 2nd week. Works for me.InspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.