I had some bowl blanks in a moderately hard straight grained timber that split (as they do). I then cut down the splits with chainsaw and cut the bits up into spindle blanks. They are still green. And as the splits (Hence the cuts)were radial should I expect much warping or splitting in the spindles? Or should I wait until dry to make a pepper grinder? (If I bore the hole and it warps the mechanism wont fit etc). Cheers Mick
You will get some deformation if the wood has not fully equalized with its environment. Smart money runs the blanks circular but oversize, leaving good center marks for re-referencing. Coat the ends to keep them from checking, weigh, mark, and turn after they stop losing weight.
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George, thank you very much for that link. Very informative.
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