scjohnson243
Member
One of the big draws to the penturning to me (and woodturning in general) is the ability to scour my new 10 acres of woods (we just bought the house) for a bunch of wood, hunt for burls, etc... My land is full of cedar and hickory, but I do not have any idea what I'm looking for....
I looked through the library and did not see a section on creating blanks from "Live/Green"(Not sure what to call it?)... If I find nice straight hickory or cedar branch on the ground that has been knocked off the tree, what would I need to do to prepare it to turn? I have to cut down a few smaller (6" diameter) cedar and hickory trees that are growing in clumps, I would like to save the wood to use for something in the future...
Could anyone point me to any articles or tutorials on this? I didn't find much when I searched (But I do not really know WHAT I'm searching for! Being new at something is challenging!)
Thank you all again.
I looked through the library and did not see a section on creating blanks from "Live/Green"(Not sure what to call it?)... If I find nice straight hickory or cedar branch on the ground that has been knocked off the tree, what would I need to do to prepare it to turn? I have to cut down a few smaller (6" diameter) cedar and hickory trees that are growing in clumps, I would like to save the wood to use for something in the future...
Could anyone point me to any articles or tutorials on this? I didn't find much when I searched (But I do not really know WHAT I'm searching for! Being new at something is challenging!)
Thank you all again.