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not much help . I have some bowl blanks in brown bags in the shop , waiting game ,they have to sit to dry. but i have used dna to do pen blanks in a very short time .
 
Mudpuppie,
Try putting your bowls in DNA as well.
Unless the bowls are extremely large, and you do not want to buy a few gallons of DNA, this method is really starting to prove itself.
I will say, that it is not foolproof, but then again, none of the processes are, except professionally stabilized before hand, which can be quite expensive

Jerry

p.m. if you want to talk more about it. I will send you my number
 
Mudpuppie said:
not much help . I have some bowl blanks in brown bags in the shop , waiting game ,they have to sit to dry. but i have used dna to do pen blanks in a very short time .
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I've turned some green bowls and then dunked in DNA for a day or two... biggest problem I find is sometimes it darkens the wood more than I want... you still have a few weeks waiting on the DNA to flash off , but not so long a natural air dry...

also use the microwave, but go carefully here... you can crack.
 
JerrySambrook said:
... but then again, none of the processes are, except professionally stabilized before hand, which can be quite expensive.
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To have any wood stabilized professionally the wood must be dry and within the specs of the one doing the stabilization, otherwise the results can be poor at best.

If you have the time and can pre-turn to slightly oversized dimensions, I would suggest using the boiling method as explained by IAP member Steven Russell's article found here: http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-education-articles.html. You can then dry the blank and continue to turn to finished dimensions.

Steve has recently redesigned his website so you will have to scroll down just a bit past the middle of the page. Look for a picture of a bowl and then several articles explaining in great detail just how to use his tried and very well proven process.

I have used the boiling method for many years on both pen blanks and large bowl blanks and have excellent results. Believe it or not ... the process even speeds up the drying process as well. The big thing is that the process will vastly reduce the loss of green blanks due to splitting.

Try it and I bet you will be hooked as well. There are several of us here that use the process and all have reported great results. :biggrin:
 
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