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David most pro turners I know buy a ton or so of burl for example and because over here it can get as hard as nails they wet turn it rough to thickish wall thickness pile them up in controlled drying situations natural etc then come back to them because after all they are production turners, with natural drying it is slow. Taking Woodies advice is great watch the shavings fly but learn the shrinkage patterns for each timber, how to cut the blanks for the best results and be prepared anyway for loss percentages.

Have success kind regards Peter.

[QUOTE="Penpal, post: 51086, member: 122"] David most pro turners I know buy a ton or so of burl for example and because over here it can get as hard as nails they wet turn it rough to thickish wall thickness pile them up in controlled drying situations natural etc then come back to them because after all they are production turners, with natural drying it is slow. Taking Woodies advice is great watch the shavings fly but learn the shrinkage patterns for each timber, how to cut the blanks for the best results and be prepared anyway for loss percentages. Have success kind regards Peter.:thumbs: [/QUOTE]

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