Boiling Wood

[paulm]

Forever wanting to play, I decided to have another go at boiling wood. The pile is part of what I cut down yesterday and I've sawed a part of it into pen blank size, well sort of pen blank size but a bit larger and have now put them on to boil for an hour. I will then try and dry them out on the side of the aga and turn one on Tuesday.

The pile of wood is Ash and Birch.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Ummm Paul, while boiling wood has proven advantages. Is it advantage to your health to be doing it on your wife's Aga?
Which hospital do you want the flowers and chocs sent to ?

 

[Dalboy]

Ummm Paul, while boiling wood has proven advantages. Is it advantage to your health to be doing it on your wife's Aga?
Which hospital do you want the flowers and chocs sent to ?

More is the question do they have a workshop with a lathe in the rehabilitation wing

 

[Lons]

Maybe the aga has been "relocated" to the workshop along with Paul and his bed, clothes and a supply of tinned food
I wouldn't get away with it

 

[paulm]

Ummm Paul, while boiling wood has proven advantages. Is it advantage to your health to be doing it on your wife's Aga?
Which hospital do you want the flowers and chocs sent to ?

Shes out...

Correction was out... Funny enough she's ok about it, that was my pan that was given to me for this purpose and apart from a slight moan about the sawdust thats it... Hooray... now to bring in a tree trunk

 

[bassethound]

Now that's what I call pushing your luck Paul, hope you get better soon mate!

 

[Grump]

I dunno if I would get away with it or not but fortunately I don't have the urge to try.

 

[brody2123]

Intrigued I am by this. ( said Yoda ) look forward to the results of this I do

 

[Jim]

Would the wife actually do this for you in time Paul ..

We await the results my friend ..

 

[GeordieB]

I think I,d get away with it but our lass already questions my sanity and me saying i,m boiling wood wouldn,t help matters

 

[paulm]

Would the wife actually do this for you in time Paul ..

We await the results my friend ..

I'm going to have 1/2 bottle of gin and then ask Jim

 

[Neil Lawton]

Do you put the wood in, then bring it to the boil Paul.
Or do you put the wood in already boiling water?

 

[GeordieB]

there was an article in woodturners mag a couple of years ago Neil with some good results if ya intrested i,ll see if i can find it and can send it up to you

 

[paulm]

Do you put the wood in, then bring it to the boil Paul.
Or do you put the wood in already boiling water?

That depends if its lobster or crab wood Neil

 

[rayf6604]

Pardon my thickness, but as no one else has asked I must be the only one who doesn't know why you'd want to boil wood what does it do?

 

[Vic Perrin]

Pardon my thickness, but as no one else has asked I must be the only one who doesn't know why you'd want to boil wood what does it do?

Believe it or not Roy to speed up the drying process and reduce splitting/warping etc

Vic

Have a read of this link

Boiling Green Wood to Reduce Drying Defects In Bowls and Platters

 

[Treeesa]

If they were a bit thinner Paul you could have them as chips

I'll get my coat.......

 

[paulm]

Pardon my thickness, but as no one else has asked I must be the only one who doesn't know why you'd want to boil wood what does it do?

Because its bloody tuff to eat raw Ray

Apart from that, as Vic says

 

[turnaround360]

Forever wanting to play, I decided to have another go at boiling wood. The pile is part of what I cut down yesterday and I've sawed a part of it into pen blank size, well sort of pen blank size but a bit larger and have now put them on to boil for an hour. I will then try and dry them out on the side of the aga and turn one on Tuesday.

The pile of wood is Ash and Birch.

Paul have you tried it in a pressure cooker heat
Plus pressure .....don't know were I'm going with this cheers Frankie

 

[wm460]

I tried it, found it a bit of a waste of time.
After all a 6-8" log is dry in less than 12 month.