wood bowl blank storage question

Hi Dave

Yes you should be OK having the bowl blanks in a plastic bag, you will get some wet mold on the outside, some woods do stain easier, but with most woods that is not a problem, just wipe it off and turn it, as long as you don't wait to long, there is no problem.

I do store some chunks that way, biggest problem is not to forget about them, or you can get some real ugly wood, but sometimes you do get nice spalting, just not so in my experience.

If you are not able to turn it in the say the next 3 months, then I would take it out of the bags by that time, and seal the whole blanks with wood sealer.

All this storage is out of the sun and rain and draft, and up off the dirt, cool is better also.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Dave wrote:

Better would be to submerge the pieces in a plastic barrel of water until you turn them. They will essentially stay just as they are when you put them in the water. Well, maybe they might be a little more water-logged!! But you can leave them for a long time. Might be better if you put them in paper (not plastic) bags, and fold the top over. This will keep the air from flowing over the pieces and drying them out too fast. By doing this, the pieces should not crack (keep your fingers crossed) and would not be sopping wet when you turn them. Your choice.

Regards, James Johnson