George Watkins
Member
Hello folks
I dont tend to turn green wood over the summer as it warps or cracks too fast. The weather has cooled down now an dthe leaves are starting to turn browm so i've cut the first log from a batch of 8 (about 1 tonne) that i have had stored (and hopefully spalting) for two years.
here is some pics showing how i store them plus the first two hollow forms i've made from the first log today.
my log area- old blankets and a sun net stop the logs losing mositure too fast and direct sunlight
I stack the logs two high and put spalted shavings between the layers to hopefully kickstart the spalting process
The ends of the log dont give much away.....
after cutting a couple of inch off I can see that the log is spalted but its not the strong zonal lines that i prefer. Hopefully the other logs will be better.
I cut the log and got 4 blanks, this form was made with one blank, 6 1/2" tall by 5 1/2" wide
7" tall by 4 1/2" wide
I dont tend to turn green wood over the summer as it warps or cracks too fast. The weather has cooled down now an dthe leaves are starting to turn browm so i've cut the first log from a batch of 8 (about 1 tonne) that i have had stored (and hopefully spalting) for two years.
here is some pics showing how i store them plus the first two hollow forms i've made from the first log today.
my log area- old blankets and a sun net stop the logs losing mositure too fast and direct sunlight
I stack the logs two high and put spalted shavings between the layers to hopefully kickstart the spalting process
The ends of the log dont give much away.....
after cutting a couple of inch off I can see that the log is spalted but its not the strong zonal lines that i prefer. Hopefully the other logs will be better.
I cut the log and got 4 blanks, this form was made with one blank, 6 1/2" tall by 5 1/2" wide
7" tall by 4 1/2" wide