Robert chapman has written a wonderful book called woodturning. Efficient use of wood as a green building ma terial promotes healthy forests that, in turn, clean the air of greenhouse gases and purify drinking water. How can you stabilize green wood after turning it on a lathe. If youre new to turning green wood or have been doing it, its worth getting this book out of the library to look at. In prepping blanks for bowl turning, i cut them out of logs for face turning. Turning green wood by howard lewin wood turning, green wood. Popular woodturning books meet your next favorite book. Techniques for shaping green coppice wood follow the grain, producing softer flowing surfaces but increased strength, as the wood s linear fibres remain intact. He shows shrinkage clearly, although he doesnt get into all its effects or show any tables with specific species. The author explains how to harvest and store timber, and how to make the best use of the grain patterns and other properties. He is noted for his tape and book turning green wood.
Examine blank for possible shapes that fit the blank size and wood figure orientation. I think or was it woodcarving magazine, anyway i ordered some at a price i thought. Adaptations are the use of a mandrel in the photo above left one has been hammered into the bottom of the bowl blank, and supporting the tool rest at a skewed angle using a piece of wood fixed to the tail stock lower right. A process discovered by hawaiian woodturner ron kent often allows better turning of bowls from green wood. Wood can still be considered green for up to a year if left in a round log before being worked. A special design of lathe is recommended for turning bowls, but as an experiment i tried adapting this lathe to turn small bowls. How can you stabilize green wood after turning it on a. To prevent this problem, frequently mist thinly cut wood with a water sprayer to slow drying and overheating. So a 10 bowl would be rough turned to 1 wall thickness. Jan 08, 2017 turning projects featured for both beginner and experienced turners alike. Jan 14, 2019 home custom work gallery book video articles store. Green wood turning preparation preparing the log for bowl and spindle wood turning blanks now to use one of those log sections. Turning green wood is a wellorganized book that details the process of dissecting a freshly cut tree into countless different possibilities.
Please enjoy yourself by heading out to the nearly 400 links available from this page. The lure of turning green wood has been the cause of a great deal of frustration among novice and advanced wood turners. Wood handling methods apply to carvers as well as wood turners. Woodturning techniques by michael odonnell wood turning. Jan 28, 2020 turning green wood can be made so delicate that it is actually translucent, and the thickness of the wood can be gauged by shining a light through it as you work. Wood turning books woodturning books highland woodworking. Project 2 fourth fourth edition teachers book turning safrol into md cnc turning machine fitting and turning n1 pdf fitting and turning project 2 fourth fourth edition teachers book turning h cro into a transcriptional activator wood turning projects turning text into. Instead of paying a sawmill to store wood for years, you can take any piece of fresh cut material, even from the firewood pile, and turn it. The major difference between this type, and the modern lathe is that the motion is reciprocal, rather than continuous circular motion. It is amazing to see the variety of detailed designs and shapes that can be created by turning wood.
Raw timber, green wood, is the blank canvas of bowl turning. He has developed the odonnell chuck and sharpening jig. If youve never turned green wood before, youre in for. However, that thin wood can dry quickly and begin to heat from friction and crack.
Just as in the practice of turning, raw enthusiasm itself isnt the only requirement for success. In this case, i gave her a choice of a bowl soon but that may warp a. Working with green wood american association of woodturners. For woodworkers, green woodturning captures that feeling. I am using a freshly felled american elm stump and a year old walnut trunk for stock felled a year ago. Turning a green wood bowl popular woodworking magazine. This brings me back to my original goal of turning green wood because i am not patient enough to wait. Because wood dried too quickly will develop degrade, the fundamental rule of drying lumber is that the quality of drying is controlled by the rate of drying. In a dream world, we could find a freshly cut tree, process the green wood into bowl blanks, turn. A systematic exploration by barbara dill, turning green wood by michael odonnell, woodturning. Turning green wood by howard lewin open source machine tools. The best resource on this subject is the book of michael odonnell turning green wood.
Firewood is taken from the pile and made into spindle and bowl blanks. Possessing turning ability does not automatically make one an effective instructor. This is the book on the subject of using locallysourced wood for turning and other forms of green woodworking. In this inspiring and thoughtprovoking guide, michael o donnell, one of the foremost exponents of the technique, explains how to harvest and store timber, and how to make the best use of the grain pattern and other properties. A guide to the art of turning delicate bowls and goblets from freshly felled, unseasoned wood. Anything you need to know we have the turning book for you. Swat has made a big step this year with having the program book. Turning green wood bowls is one of the most satisfying experiences imaginable. Choose from our selection of woodturning books by todays top woodturners on topics like pen making and finishing acrylics, sharpening woodturning tools, tool techniques, segmented turning and more. The rule of thumb is to turn to a thickness 110th of the finished diameter. Classic hand tools limited hill farm business park witnesham ipswich suffolk ip6 9ew united kingdom. David wakefields animated animal toys and david heims woodturning patterns are books for folks who want to start making sawdust. Turning projects featured for both beginner and experienced turners alike.
Can start with design, then find wood blank with correct proportions. Lyle on green wood handling for woodturning youtube. Wood is treated by submersing into the peg water mix. In searching web site and all over the web i found using a 5050 of dish soap and water was the way to treat the wood. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes.
Aug 01, 2014 turning green wood by michael odonnell. Not only do we offer books, we also have a full range of related items for woodturners at exceptional prices. If the wood starts to chatter or flex as it becomes thinner, hold your hand behind it to equalize the pressure of the tool see pp. Books pen making, bowl turning, wood lathes, wood blanks. The pdf has enough material, enough talking points, so that i can use it as a. If you want to allow the wood to wrinkle as it dries, and accentuate the texture of the curly grain, you can sand the wood when it is still very wet, so it retains the crinkled surface after the wood dries, as opposed to sanding away all that lovely texture. The main difference between woodturning projects and most other forms of woodworking is that here wood is moving and the tool used to shape and cut it is stationary. Many clubs have libraries of books and dvds which can be borrowed for a nominal charge. Taking a freshly cut piece of timber and turning it into a form, a creation to enjoy, use, and admire, is the ultimate gratification. One site said soaking for as little as 4 hours was working for him. Wood turning books index we sell a wide variety of woodturning books from the basics to expert turners like fundamentals, techniques, segmented, bowl, pen, pencils and much more.
You literally start with a log and end up with a beautiful bowl. Then pack the rough turned bowl in shavings in a paper bag, and set it aside to dry in a controlled fashion. The craft of teaching is a skill that can be learned, and this book. As the titles suggest, the books focus on completely different topics, but both provide fullsized patterns and instruction that ensure success. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
There this is a pretty good introductory book on green wood turning. I highly recommend this book for turners of all skill levels who want to take advantage of green wood often free from local trees. Turning green wood michael odonnell haftad 9781784945589. Turning green wood can be made so delicate that it is actually translucent, and the thickness of. Wood turners need wood and like to turn green wood. Wood treated with polyethylene glycol peg is ready for carving, shaping or machining. Well i have started turning some larger green wood and ran into the same problem as everyone else. Woodturning projects that take you to the next level. In this video, i explain all of the advantages and disadvantages to green turning and i do a whole bowl from a green log, start to finish. The heart of england wood turners meets at the scout hall in tiddington at 7. The book is more oriented toward bowl turning but covers a ton on green turning with plenty of pics and diagrams.
The potential rewards and possibilities are seemingly endless, and the appeal is so strong that it is tried. Wood turning books and wood turning supplies are a speciality at highland woodworking. Use to stabilize green wood to keep it from cracking, splitting and shrinking. The fourth turning pdf the fourth turning turning pro turning download. Then, i use a old micro wave oven to heat them up some, 1 1 12 mins. I have had green wood split on me while on the lathe. The best strategy ive seen is to rough turn, let dry, then finish turn. Published 1884 1042 handbook of turning reprint orig. So you are thinking about taking up the art of woodturning. So when selecting wood for turning blanks, avoid limb wood and look instead for trunk logs with minimal knots. Making a functional object directly from raw material in its natural state is incredibly satisfying. A wood turners best source of material is a fresh green wood log.
Pdf turning green wood by michael odonnell download turning green wood by michael odonnell the great of turning green wood, you can find in our pdf. Using clear text and spectacular photographs to show exactly how this is done, this book demystifies one of the most admired techniques used by woodturners today. I study medieval woodworking a lot, and ive always wanted to try out the medieval style lathe. This handsome book, by talented wordworker and teacher chris pye, provides background and introduction to two truly disparate, yet entirely. Turning green wood woodworking talk woodworkers forum. In this video, southern california wood turner howard lewin gets you started in the process of turning a bowl from green wood by demonstrating how to cut a. Lyle jamieson stresses the understanding of the drying process to prevent cracking of wood turned vessels. Preparing the log for bowl and spindle wood turning blanks now to use one of those log sections. This quickly turned box is small enough to be created from your scrap pile, but elegant enough to hold your most precious possessions.
Michael odonnell turning green wood mick is from northern scotland and is one of the premier turners of green wood. Although working with green wood can make the cutting process easier, there are some downsides you need to know about. Stacked ring segmented turning chicago woodturners. This is a great introduction and tutorial to turning several different styles of bowls from green wood. With just a few basic tools and these easytofollow steps, youll be turning out dazzling bowls in not time. Rob wallaces woodturning links welcome to my woodturning links page. They make great gifts and are easy to create using basic turning skills. Check out the website for the segmenting chapter of the aaw.
There are many approaches for drying green wood bowls once they have been turned or roughed out, including using paper bags, a microwave, kiln, denatured alcohol, even desiccant drying beads, or just simply waiting. Using green timber enables you to choose and cut your own wood. This woodworking class provides tips for hollowing the narrow, deep interior, creating decorative chatter on the lid and using a specialty chuck for the entire turning process. Turning green wood is the latest edition of this bestselling title.
It was still considered rude to stare at people, wasnt it. The potential rewards and possibilities are seemingly endless, and the appeal is so strong that it is tried and tried, again and again, with failure every time. Oct 01, 2000 this is the book on the subject of using locallysourced wood for turning and other forms of green woodworking. Processing trees to lumber for the hobbyist and small. He has also produced a tape tool sharpening for results. I turned two pieces of holly a while back,roughed turn one inside and out,just roughed the outside dia on the other,then said time to have lunch,big mistake,an hr later the piece left on the lathe had split down to the face plate,the other one was fine. Turning green wood by michael odonnell woodturning books. As green wood is very cheap if not free, woodturners who understand the green turning process can save a lot of money on material. If you want to allow the wood to wrinkle as it dries, and accentuate the texture of the curly grain, you can sand the wood when it is still very wet, so it retains the crinkled surface after the wood dries, as. An inspiring introduction to the art of turning bowls and. Because the ends of a log start to dry immediately after cutting, seal them right away to avoid checking. There are a number of resources for woodturning projects online. When someone gives me a bunch of wood, i like to make them something from it.
Here is the end of a x 10 12 log section of red maple about six months after being coated with anchorseal on the ends. I strongly recommend you acquire this book if you want to turn green wood. Both the elm and walnut blanks are cracking against the grain as they sit in my garage. Turning green wood covers life cycles, moisture content, equilibrium moisture content, shrinkage, distortion and splitting in green wood.
Wood turning books woodworking books woodworking books. Air drying rates are difficult to control, and thus, solar kiln drying is recommendedespecially during the critical initial drying of green fromthesaw lumber. Specifically, soaking rough turned bowls in a simple solution of onesixth concentrated dishwashing detergent greatly aids in turning, reducing tear out from the tools and greatly reducing checking in the final drying. I own 3 copies of this book, and keep one copy loaned out to friends and fellow turners. Well, consider a curly piece of crotch wood, or a green turned burl.
Or start with the wood blank, then create design to fit the blank. I have turned a few green bowls cross grain after turning i sand them down. Here is the end of a x 10 12 log section of red maple about six months after being coated. When turning the cylinders, coves, and beads in the following exercises, ensure that your upper hand is always in contact with the rest. This article is about how to turn green wood successfully. As i sat waiting for one of the three traffic lights in town to turn green, i peeked to the rightin her minivan, mrs. There are some distinct advantages to turning green wood instead of dry wood, especially for bowls. Thanks for looking, alin alin dobra, gainesville, florida. Her eyes bored into mine, and i flinched back, wondering why she didnt drop her gaze or look ashamed. Author, michael odonnell explains how to harvest the wood to achieve the grain pattern you want, followed by discussion of tools and techniques. Watch to see if green wood turning is right for you. Drying green wood bowls 6 methods for success turn a. When there is no wood to cut, the tool centerwork 103 roughingdown a centerwork blank make a series of short scooping cuts cuts 1, then traverse the full length of the cylinder cut 14. It is often freely available, and rough logs offer many options for controlling the shape and figure or a turned object.
This page was created to assist members of the woodturning community in quickly finding relevant woodturning information on the internet. The art of segmented woodturning by malcolm tibbetts 3. You can also turn green or wet wood, and this is often done for making bowls. Pdf turning green wood by michael odonnell download. There are a few techniques that must be mastered, and a couple of tricks.
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