Well i posted some time ago about how much wood to remove from the center of a halved log to prevent it splitting.
Lots of usefull suggestions so heres what i did;
Got a >40cm ash log, split it and removed a good inch from the center,
Got blisters adzing out the center,
Put into plastic back with shavings to keep it green and carried on working it intermitently for 3 weeks.
Was nearly finished this weekedn and had it our in the nice sun and BAM a huge split appeared. Looking disheatedly at the bowl this morning the split is now not gaping and barely noticable.
I thought he bowl over the 3 weeks would be nearly dry and not susceptable to lots of movement, but i presume in the sunny day (compared to the damp bag in my car boot) it lost a lot of moisture. The crack was easily 4mm wide, and now appears hairline. The walls are around 5-10mm which i thought would be ok to not split etc
So should i have not had it out to work in the spring sun, was i just unlucky or is there something here to beaware of?
Nedless to say i was hacked off as i dont often get big wood and had spent a long time working on it.
Roll on the Autumn bowl course!! :-(
Lots of usefull suggestions so heres what i did;
Got a >40cm ash log, split it and removed a good inch from the center,
Got blisters adzing out the center,
Put into plastic back with shavings to keep it green and carried on working it intermitently for 3 weeks.
Was nearly finished this weekedn and had it our in the nice sun and BAM a huge split appeared. Looking disheatedly at the bowl this morning the split is now not gaping and barely noticable.
I thought he bowl over the 3 weeks would be nearly dry and not susceptable to lots of movement, but i presume in the sunny day (compared to the damp bag in my car boot) it lost a lot of moisture. The crack was easily 4mm wide, and now appears hairline. The walls are around 5-10mm which i thought would be ok to not split etc
So should i have not had it out to work in the spring sun, was i just unlucky or is there something here to beaware of?
Nedless to say i was hacked off as i dont often get big wood and had spent a long time working on it.
Roll on the Autumn bowl course!! :-(