A Little More Turning Wood

[W.Y.]

Made a trip south of the border for some more wood. I had used up all of the last batch I got not long ago. . Just got home at 4.30 PM

Maple, purpleheart , walnut , cherry and yellowheart.

This will be used primarily for segment work.

All a full inch thick and planed both sides.

 

[Pen_Turner_297]

That sure is some nice wood you got there

 

[W.Y.]

That sure is some nice wood you got there

Sorry for my delay in responding. I have been very busy in my shop making last minute things for a craft sale this Saturday which will be on a 3' x 24' display area.

I am in Canada and there are no good sources of hardwoods like that within a six or seven hour drive from where I live . Even at that it is only 3/4" planed both sides yet they charge for a full inch per bd ft. So I go to Montana which is only a 3 hour drive and get that wood from a hardwood specialist dealer . It is a full inch and planed each side and costs way less than I can get 3/4" wood here.

 

[turbowagon]

If you're just doing a straight segmentation without rings, do you glue up the planed sides as-is, or do you need to put them through a drum sander or planer after acclimating to your shop?

 

[W.Y.]

If you're just doing a straight segmentation without rings, do you glue up the planed sides as-is, or do you need to put them through a drum sander or planer after acclimating to your shop?

I glue them up as is . Would love to have a drum sander but they are too expensive for me. .
I have lots of links to plans to build my own drum sander but that is also time consuming. Might get around to that one of these times .
I have devised a way to use my two speed thickness planer on "finishing" speed for thicknessing the rings all at once and then rub them over sandpaper on a flat surface. It's easier than truing up the rings one at a time on the lathe after every glue up .