green pen blanks

[gsdoby]

Being fairly new to turning, I have a question about cutting pen blanks from green wood. Should you let wood dry before cutting blanks? Should they be cut oversize to allow for changes in shape during drying? Is drying time species dependent? Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[JimGo]

A few hints from the archive, since I've never done this myself:

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=7033&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=3998&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1128&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2351&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1257&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=3890&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=536&SearchTerms=green,wood,dry

Hope this helps!