Re: a project from my wife
- From: "Leif Thorvaldson" <Leif@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:43:02 -0800
"william kossack" <wskossack@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My wife took a bunch of my turnings to a craft show at her work to sell.
> We did fairly good considering the company is small but the day after a
> sales manager where my wife works came to her wanting to know if I could
> turn a custom vase as a christmas present for his wife.
>
> They have a vase in their bedroom but it is ceramic and a light color. I
> have tons of aspen unfortunately but I recently got some black walnut.
> However, the black walnut is very wet and only recently cut.
>
> I've searched for other turning chunks but they are also either wet or too
> expensive.
>
> I'm debating on how to turn a 12 inch tall vase and keep it from cracking
> as it dries. I don't think a little warp will matter and there is just
> not the time to rough out the vase and dry it normally. I've thought of
> boiling, soaking in LDD, and even using alcohol but all of these take some
> time to dry after the treatment. I'm not also not set up for any of these
> approaches because I normally rough out and slowly air dry pieces.
>
> I even thought of microwaving but 12 inch length and 7 inch width plus a
> tenon probably will not fit in our microwave. I've even thought of
> putting it in the oven on low for a day but the problem is that I do
> turning outside and in Denver this time of year I can't count on having
> too many outdoor turning days before Christmas.
===>Oh, my stars and garters! Ye of little faith!! "Our doubts are traitors,
and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. I could
have your vase made and finished with four hours, old buddy, and you'd never
have to fear about warping or cracking. LDD, like rock-n-roll, is here to
stay!! *G*
Leif
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