Woodturning | Green Sycamore Forms Part 1 | Woodturning Wet Wood 6

I acquired the useful parts of an entire Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) from my firewood supplier, which is a good way of purchasing timber in bulk. I pay firewood prices but have to process it myself losing up to 66% of the wood in process, but that will go to the log burner next winter, so little actual waste.

I chose a log at random with the intention of wet turning - and if practicable, finishing two green/wet wood projects through artificial drying.

My own method of drying woodturning in the microwave is as follows:
- Set microwave to 400w
- Set timer to 40 seconds
- Allow 2 minutes rest time between cycles
Monitor weight loss through weighing or moisture meter until the desired level is achieved.

In this case, it took 36 cycles to get the level to 8%

The large Hollow Form I turned was too large for the microwave so I opted for some rice on the inside and stored it in a box of shavings which I’ll need to turn frequently to prevent mould growth. I’ll pick up on the hollow form in a few weeks in complete in a short video.

The off-cut from the log ended up as an end-grain bowl which was very bland indeed in terms of features, grain and character, and therefore I turned to my set of Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic Colours for help. I opted for black, flame and honey but ended up sanding these back as the colours were too strong undiluted.

After many attempts, sanding back each time I began to run out of wall thickness and had to settle for what I was left with, which was not too shabby.

I’ll revisit the hollow form (in Part 2) when the moisture level drops below 10%.

William Hunt woodturning ideas on YouTube. Woodturning wet green sycamore and microwave drying woodturning projects.

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