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 .
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...
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...
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