microwave

I know some do it routinely, and others would rather be dead then being known for doing it... What is your experience with drying pen blanks in the microwave oven? I've been occasionally drying some blanks that way and for light timbers it does work rather well, but not always. Some timbers...

It seems that microwaving is a good way to dry small things like pen blanks, but it took a bit of effort for me to fish through all of the threads to find buried tips on microwaving. I've recently gotten myself into a situation where I needed to use some olivewood when it was wetter than I feel...