Because I got a bandsaw I figured if I got a chainsaw I could score a bunch of free semi-logs/ logettea / mini-logs I could slice up into future small box stock or maybe into some thick veneer. Did that.
Now that I've been playing with the JET mini and have a couple of Super Nova2 chucks (drive By Neener) I've begun to play with plate and bowl making. Why not cut up a few and make my own bowl blanks?
Well, if you've ever tried to bandsaw anything that doesn't have at least one flat face, you know that bandsawing things that want to rock and roll ain't a good idea. DUH!
So last week, at the monthly Santa Clara Valley Woodturners monthly meeting, a very knowledgeable guy named John Brugo, did an hour and a half presentation on chainsaws, and how to cut logs for bowl blanks - and why use one method over another, along with a great explanation about "reaction" / "reactive" wood and some things to know on how to deal with it.
Did two pages - with illustrations of some of what I learned from him and figured it might be of use to others. Having recently escaped from Comcast as the ISP for my woodworking site, while rebuilding my site on HyperSurf, I decided to put up some pages about what I learned so others could get to it easier than jumping around news groups to get the text AND the illustrations.
Here's the url (all one line so watch the line wrap)