Jeff Myers
07-06-2006, 9:09 AM
Hi everyone,
I recently came into a bit of Cherry when my folks needed to cut down
a small one to improve their view of the water at their beach home.
The diameter of the tree at the base is only 8" - 10".
My question is if I want to cut some sections for bowls, do i just split
them down the center(pith) in halves or should I actually cut a slab out
of the center, say 1" thick to remove the pith and most of the heartwood
to avoid checking? I'm just trying to see what you all do since i'd like as thick a piece of wood to work with as possible and since these sections aren't that big in diameter, i'm really cutting into my pieces removing a slab from the center and there's not that much wood available really.
I recently came into a bit of Cherry when my folks needed to cut down
a small one to improve their view of the water at their beach home.
The diameter of the tree at the base is only 8" - 10".
My question is if I want to cut some sections for bowls, do i just split
them down the center(pith) in halves or should I actually cut a slab out
of the center, say 1" thick to remove the pith and most of the heartwood
to avoid checking? I'm just trying to see what you all do since i'd like as thick a piece of wood to work with as possible and since these sections aren't that big in diameter, i'm really cutting into my pieces removing a slab from the center and there's not that much wood available really.