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  1. Al Smith

    Drying wood

    It's been mention on the web of bowl turners using a solution of dish washing soap .Another boils his rough turning stock one hour per inch of thickness to minimize cracking . Any method used they all say that totally preventing cracks would be akin to redesigning the wheel .
  2. Al Smith

    Drying wood

    They have speculated although nobody really knows that Stradivarius used some type of water soaked woods in his famous violins along with other concoctions for preservation and tone quality ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius Of course such high priced master pieces are treated as the...
  3. Al Smith

    Drying wood

    To dry a big slab of wood properly takes a long time .It might be such a thing as to slobber it up with anchor seal and let it dry slowly over a period of years . I attempted this method on a 54" slab of soft maple I cut for friend of mine 12 or so years ago .It's been about 5 years since I've...
  4. Al Smith

    Drying wood

    It will dry faster cut into lumber than it will in the log .
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