Hello all.
So, I've only been turning for a few months. Sometime (late November, I think), I picked up a bundle of 4 bowl blanks from Woodcraft on sale with the intention of turning my first bowls.
I got some easy wood tools for Christmas and so two days ago I set about turning. I "rough turned" the bowl. That is to say I ran out of shop time and had to leave. I went back this morning and wow... cracks galore. So, am I to assume that the wood that Woodcraft sold was still fairly green? I don't think they advertised it as kiln dried or anything, I'm not going to be asking for a refund or anything... I'm just looking to find out what went wrong.
The wood blanks were waxed when I got them. They were 6x6x2ish.
Any tips or tricks for a newbie. Should I have just held onto them for a year until they stabilized to my basement moisture?
Below is a pic.
So, I've only been turning for a few months. Sometime (late November, I think), I picked up a bundle of 4 bowl blanks from Woodcraft on sale with the intention of turning my first bowls.
I got some easy wood tools for Christmas and so two days ago I set about turning. I "rough turned" the bowl. That is to say I ran out of shop time and had to leave. I went back this morning and wow... cracks galore. So, am I to assume that the wood that Woodcraft sold was still fairly green? I don't think they advertised it as kiln dried or anything, I'm not going to be asking for a refund or anything... I'm just looking to find out what went wrong.
The wood blanks were waxed when I got them. They were 6x6x2ish.
Any tips or tricks for a newbie. Should I have just held onto them for a year until they stabilized to my basement moisture?
Below is a pic.
