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Making useful turning blanks from logs

My “Logs to Blanks” video shows how I use a shop bandsaw to make useful turning blanks from log sections. I almost always turn dry wood so I include a little information on drying.

I made this video during the Covid pandemic for a club Zoom meeting demo. It’s long, about 45 minutes, but it’s a severely cut down version of my 4-hour bandsaw class - I had to leave out a lot of information but this might be a good introduction. I tried not to skimp on safety!

I shot and edited this video in a rush so it seriously needs some changes and additions. Unfortunately, the chances of me getting to that any time soon are close to zero!

View: https://youtu.be/4Rbdas-jtD0


JKJ
 
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Great video! Pretty timely because I'm milling some walnut logs into blanks right now. Thanks for sharing your techniques and lessons learned
 
Thank you, gentlemen. You are most welcome.

Remember there is more than I had time to discuss - the R. Bruce Hoadley book is a great resource. You are usually good if the pith removed. And in general, although specific trees can be different, I’ve cut up a lot of Walnut and find it fairly stable, far more so than say Holly, or, one of the worst: Persimmon! And for some species, for example, Dogwood, I try to cut to minimize sides that expose large areas of both the darker heartwood and the light sapwood (the two shrink at far different rates!)

JKJ
 
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