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I have taken wood from the tree, sealed the ends in wax and then put them on a heat source. Cut them longer than need be - double the length, and cut double the amount needed. I can turn a blank in a week using this method but there is a lot of twisting and turning of the wood. So far I've had good success with woods such as ash, holly oak and some others but not had a lot of luck with holly although cutting it small and sealing the ends, they still dried in a few months in a box. Now that I've built up a stock I don't have to do this unless I find a bit of wood that I'm impatient to turn. Good Luck... What wood is it anyway?

[QUOTE="paulm, post: 29156, member: 283"] I have taken wood from the tree, sealed the ends in wax and then put them on a heat source. Cut them longer than need be - double the length, and cut double the amount needed. I can turn a blank in a week using this method but there is a lot of twisting and turning of the wood. So far I've had good success with woods such as ash, holly oak and some others but not had a lot of luck with holly although cutting it small and sealing the ends, they still dried in a few months in a box. Now that I've built up a stock I don't have to do this unless I find a bit of wood that I'm impatient to turn. Good Luck... What wood is it anyway? [/QUOTE]

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