Very new to woodworking, I have made a couple of tables and small
projects, but nothing major. I have a large piece of Wild Cherry
wood, literally a log. It is about 2 1/2 feet in diameter and has sat
outside aging for 3 years. What would be the problems of me slicing
middle sections out of this log and making them into barstools. I can
sand and plane the wood down pretty easily but is there strenght
limatations to just taking a full section out like that. Just real
casual barstools, nothing great.
>Very new to woodworking, I have made a couple of tables and small
>projects, but nothing major. I have a large piece of Wild Cherry
>wood, literally a log. It is about 2 1/2 feet in diameter and has sat
>outside aging for 3 years. What would be the problems of me slicing
>middle sections out of this log
>and making them into barstools. I can
>sand and plane the wood down pretty easily but is there strenght
>limatations to just taking a full section out like that. Just real
>casual barstools, nothing great.
>
When you say "full section", do you mean crosscut? As you might with a chain
saw? Not a strong seat, i'd think.Could still be wet, too. One way to find out,
though. Tom
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