Eugene Wigley
04-09-2010, 7:43 PM
Hello everyone, I have not done much turning in a few months. I'm looking forward to getting a few bowls roughed turned over the next week or so.
I was on a building site today and saw a 28" diameter oak tree. The GC said someone else was going to haul it off tomorrow. We called the guy who is hauling it off and he said to take what we want. The shape of the trunk will allow me to get about four 22 to 24 inch diameter bowls. That will be the largest I have turned and I don't want it to crack or split. I have never turned oak. I have heard it is tough to keep it from splitting. My question is about Pentacryl. Have any of you used it or do you know of anyone who has? How well did it work? I have heard that if Pentacryl is used there is not much wood movement so the rough turning should not be as thick as normal. Is this true?
I would really like to get some finished bowls out of that log. It seems a shame for it to be burned in a fireplace.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
I was on a building site today and saw a 28" diameter oak tree. The GC said someone else was going to haul it off tomorrow. We called the guy who is hauling it off and he said to take what we want. The shape of the trunk will allow me to get about four 22 to 24 inch diameter bowls. That will be the largest I have turned and I don't want it to crack or split. I have never turned oak. I have heard it is tough to keep it from splitting. My question is about Pentacryl. Have any of you used it or do you know of anyone who has? How well did it work? I have heard that if Pentacryl is used there is not much wood movement so the rough turning should not be as thick as normal. Is this true?
I would really like to get some finished bowls out of that log. It seems a shame for it to be burned in a fireplace.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.