Refined – Process To Woodturn Dry Wood Goblet

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Refined – Process To Woodturn Dry Wood Goblet

By Alan Stratton on Friday, May 20th, 2022 | Comments Off

This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of technical issues, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I refine the process recently used on green wood goblets and a dry wood goblet. In the dry goblet, I had intended to follow the new process exactly but spaced […]

New Process To Woodturn Dry Wood Goblet

By Alan Stratton on Friday, May 13th, 2022 | 4 Comments

This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I transfer the process used on recent green wood goblet to a dry wood goblet. What is different? Usually, the turning order is: Bowl, stem, foot. However, with the recent experience, […]

Woodturn Cherry Box From Wet Wood

By Alan Stratton on Friday, January 30th, 2015 | Comments Off

Also can be viewed on YouTube I started this project in July 2013 when I helped a friend cut down a large cherry tree in his back yard. I turned some of the wood into cylinders starting to make small boxes. But the difference is that the wood was very fresh and wet. Knowing that it would shrink […]

Woodturn Rustic Cedar Natural Edge Coasters

By Alan Stratton on Saturday, January 24th, 2015 | 4 Comments

This project is relatively easy, a great way to practice with natural edge forms without the risk of a bowl. These coasters are wet, freshly harvested, cedar. After slicing a limb into discs, I started them drying with a quick soak in Denatured Alcohol to accelerate the drying process. They had lost about 30% of their […]

Green Woodturning Techniques – Alcohol Soak & Walnut Oil Finish

By Alan Stratton on Saturday, January 17th, 2015 | Comments Off

I’m experimenting with two techniques for my woodturning: one for drying wet or green wood; one for finishishing. For drying a bowl after rough turning the bowl blank, I’m using denatured alcohol (DNA) for an overnight soak, then drying the bowl in a controlled environment such as a brown paper bag. For finishing, I’m following […]

Remount And Finish Woodturning Alcohol Soaked Green Bowl

By Alan Stratton on Friday, January 9th, 2015 | Comments Off

I rough turned this birch bowl about six months ago from a fresh green trunk a friend found for me. At that time, I did not expect much from this bowl thinking that birch is a fairly blond wood without a lot of character. To expedite the drying process, I soaked this bowl overnight in […]

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