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Joel Sauder
08-30-2007, 12:05 AM
I have decided to experiment with boiling wood. I have boiled a couple of rough turned blanks at the recommended hour per inch. I then bagged them in paper grocery sacks. I know I could weight them every day to see when they stop loosing weight. But does someone have recommended time to let them sit? I have heard every thing from a week to 2 months.
Thanks in advance,
Joel
Philip Duffy
08-30-2007, 8:26 AM
Joel, I let mine sit a few weeks, approx. 4. Some pieces seem very dry at that time and finish nicely. Once in a while you will find a piece that seems a bit unstable and I just put it aside for another couple weeks. Be careful not to leave a core in the rim of the blanks you turn as they will surely crack after boiling. Phil
Jim King
08-30-2007, 6:56 PM
Try these sites:
http://www.exoticwoodworld.com/process.htm
Ken Fitzgerald
08-30-2007, 7:40 PM
Joel,
Try this site http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/boiling-green-wood.html
Frank Kobilsek
08-31-2007, 8:45 AM
Joel
One of my fellow club members boils all his rough outs. Bags them for two weeks, dates them and leaves them sit 5 months. No monitoring, measuring, weighing, coating etc. His average piece size is probably 14", bigger than most turners. Good luck, let us know how your experiment goes.
Frank
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