Newbie here- I just got my first lathe up and running and was playing around with a chunk of ash. I turned a rough vase shape and when I came back to it these cracks had opened. Is it because the wood wasn’t dry or just internal pressure in the wood? I have a lot of ash from a tree I took down in my yard and would start again but want to avoid it cracking again. Thanks for your advice.
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