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Cutting green wood for bowls?

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Cutting green wood for bowls?

Bruce McElhaney Spring Lake, MI

>I do know how to split a normal size log, remove the pith and cut out a turning slab. I've got a lot of unusual spalted and wormy maple that I need to turn into bowls. Some of the logs are very large and/or partially rotted. Others have crotches and various limbs attached. I'm unsure just where to start here. Question is, are there any guidelines available for getting the best grain from a variety of sizes and shapes of green wood? Like a book, video or other good information? Or any suggestions? Thanks!

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Phil Brennion

>Check out the book- Woodturning since 1930

I believe Todd Hoyer's diagrams of wood blanks and corresponding vessels are in that book.

Also Turning Green Wood by Mic O'Donnell has some decent diagrams

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Gary Evans

>Hey Bruce,

Michael O'Donnell's book, "Turning Green Wood" has a chapter called Bowls in the Tree. It will give you a good background on the questions you are asking. I got mine at WoodCraft.

GE

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Welcome aboard Phil!

John Trant (aka Boxes-n-Bowls)

>It is nice to have the President of AAW on line with us!

John

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MarkP4583

>I also have the "Turning Green Wood" Has lots of info for that, and for a New Turner It had made me look at green wood in a different way.

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Bruce McElhaney Spring Lake, MI

>Thanks for all the responses. I also got some great info on both Darrell Feltmate's and Bill Grumbine's sites.

👍 This page answered my questions

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