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
Warping
Mar 20, 2005
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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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chapterthree has good information (picture) on what to expect a piece from a placeto look like after it's cured. Mostly US timber covered in the shrinkagedata, but also has some figures for others.
George, thank you very much for that link. Very informative.
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