Curing wood

"Dave" <dave@nowhere> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I've recently taken up wood sculpting. I cut down several dying turkey
oaks
> on my property and have produced several works. I'm finding now that many
> are splitting and it looks like I'm going to lose all my work.
> Any info on drying out wood would be appreciated. I usually work with 4 ft
> by 20 in dia. pieces.
>
>
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) keeps green wood from cracking.

Bernard R

Dave,

Go on over to rec.crafts.woodturning and ask that question and you will get
all the answers you need.

Bob S.

"Dave" <dave@nowhere> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I've recently taken up wood sculpting. I cut down several dying turkey
oaks
> on my property and have produced several works. I'm finding now that many
> are splitting and it looks like I'm going to lose all my work.
> Any info on drying out wood would be appreciated. I usually work with 4 ft
> by 20 in dia. pieces.
>
>

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 19:02:09 -0400, "Dave" <dave@nowhere> brought forth
from the murky depths:

>I've recently taken up wood sculpting. I cut down several dying turkey oaks
>on my property and have produced several works. I'm finding now that many
>are splitting and it looks like I'm going to lose all my work.
>Any info on drying out wood would be appreciated. I usually work with 4 ft
>by 20 in dia. pieces.

Oil/Varnish/PET on the outside helps slow the drying, but
coring the center (drilling it out with a large bit) might
be the best bet for all of them. Try the guys over on
rec.crafts.carving for details.


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