Hello everyone,
I'm completely new to the world of penturning, so I apologize for such an "easy" question; I found some sparse data on this by searching, but your up-to-date advice would be appreciated.
I recently purchased blanks completely encased in wax and there's no indication of how dry the underlying wood is (all they could say is that they've had it in their warehouse for a year).
What is the best way to proceed? I've read that I should remove the wax on the sides (but not the ends) of the blank (?with razor blade?). Then I should ... ?wrap it in paper bags? ?put it in a bucket of sawdust? Or maybe I should just remove ALL the wax, soak it in DNA, and then proceed to dry it in paper bags?
I'm completely new to the world of penturning, so I apologize for such an "easy" question; I found some sparse data on this by searching, but your up-to-date advice would be appreciated.
I recently purchased blanks completely encased in wax and there's no indication of how dry the underlying wood is (all they could say is that they've had it in their warehouse for a year).
What is the best way to proceed? I've read that I should remove the wax on the sides (but not the ends) of the blank (?with razor blade?). Then I should ... ?wrap it in paper bags? ?put it in a bucket of sawdust? Or maybe I should just remove ALL the wax, soak it in DNA, and then proceed to dry it in paper bags?