rhahnfl
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SWMBO had me cut one of our bradford pear trees way back today. I took a branch that was pretty straight and about 24" long and put it on the lathe this evening to see what would happen. Didn't know green wood really did turn that easily. This is by far the longest turning I have ever done and I can see why you might want some support in the middle. I turned it down to a pretty good taper and think if I can get it finished that I'll give it to a buddy at work to use with his "Professor Snape" costume as a wand. Started out with a skew to take off the bark and round it but found that my biggest roughing gouge worked even better. Left it on the lathe to see if it'll dry enough overnight that I might be able to sand it tomorrow. Right now it just gums up the sandpaper. Lots of fun...