Boiling, then DNA?
Carole in VA
>I have had some problem with cherry cracking using just DNA. Right now I am boiling a rough turned bowl and plan on soaking in DNA afterwards to dry it. Has anyone tried this 2 part method?
Boiling, then DNA?
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#2Boiling, then DNA?
Dennis J. Gooding
>Carole, I have had pretty good success recently doing just that with some rough-turned small cherry and plum pieces. Out of five pieces of each, I had a significant crack only in one of the plum pieces. These pieces were all less than 8" in diameter and included bottles, bowls and hollow forms. I should point out though that I put band clamps or rubber bands around the rims of the bowls and the bellys of the other pieces, and around some of the bases when they seemed massive to me. I would tighten the band clamps every few days. All of these pieces dried to a stable weight in less than a month. I am hoping to post some quantitative data on the results in the near future. Dennis
