Craig Powers
02-25-2009, 9:27 AM
I'm trying to figure out how I should turn/dry hollow forms.
For open bowls, I'm turning to 10% thickness, sealing with anchorseal, and placing in paper bags.
I'm trying to adapt this to hollowforms. I've come up with several questions?
1. Should I turn them to 10% and let them dry and return months later.
2. Do you treat them different if pieces are short, rounded like a closed bowl or tall and thin like a vase?
3. If I turn green and dry, the return, how do I attach the piece to begin with? The tenon/chuck method seems a little difficult to remount. Especially after wood movement. Could runout at the end of a long piece could exceed the thickness of the piece?
4. Do I leave them attached to a faceplate or faceplate ring as they dry?
Does wood movement make the screws less effective? I've heard that screwing into endgrain isn't as effective compared to facegrain, all things equal.
5. Just turning green and finishing is an option, but some I'd like to finish when they're dry.
6. What about DNA or soap soak, etc.?
7. Piece with pith in or no pith.
8.Any suggested resources to read or watch?
Thanks for replies in advance.
For open bowls, I'm turning to 10% thickness, sealing with anchorseal, and placing in paper bags.
I'm trying to adapt this to hollowforms. I've come up with several questions?
1. Should I turn them to 10% and let them dry and return months later.
2. Do you treat them different if pieces are short, rounded like a closed bowl or tall and thin like a vase?
3. If I turn green and dry, the return, how do I attach the piece to begin with? The tenon/chuck method seems a little difficult to remount. Especially after wood movement. Could runout at the end of a long piece could exceed the thickness of the piece?
4. Do I leave them attached to a faceplate or faceplate ring as they dry?
Does wood movement make the screws less effective? I've heard that screwing into endgrain isn't as effective compared to facegrain, all things equal.
5. Just turning green and finishing is an option, but some I'd like to finish when they're dry.
6. What about DNA or soap soak, etc.?
7. Piece with pith in or no pith.
8.Any suggested resources to read or watch?
Thanks for replies in advance.