Ivaned Red Oak
Jerome Laux
>Ivan knocked down a nice red oak. I am cutting it up in stages. I like working with it as board stock and I plan on milling some straight pieces. I have never turned red oak before - is it worth cutting some bowl blanks??
Ivaned Red Oak
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Brad Vietje
>Jerome,
Glad Ivan came to some good.
Definately worth cutting a few bowl blanks, though not my favorite wood. Red Oak is a little stringy when wet, somewhat coarse in texture, and seems to require a little more sanding than many other woods. It takes longer to dry than other woods, too. The end grain is porous, so you'll need to consider that when making a bowl to hold liquids (might want to seal, or use multiple applications of finish to fill pores).
I have had pretty good success keeping the bark on Red Oak, even if it was sitting around a while, though I have used CA to keep it on with some of them. The attached photo is about 8" in diameter by about 7" tall; roughly 1/8" thick. Turned green and wet sanded to completion.
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JL work
>Thanks. Pretty bowl. The tree was over 60' tall and over 3' in diameter at the trunk. It fell along side the creek down from my house.