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Found this article which is a quick over view on alcohol soaking method
Drying Rough Bowls Quickly By Dave Smith, Longview, WA
Fred Holder was kind enough to publish an article I wrote about drying bowls in More Woodturning. I am not sure where you can obtain a copy of the
November issue or if Fred has extra copies available for purchase. The process is something I have worked on for many years and it has proven very
effective. In the interest of turners who would like to turn bowls from green wood and give them for gifts this coming Christmas I am posting the process in a nutshell. Please let me know your results, good or bad, so I can write a followup article about the general use of the process.
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ALCOHOL SOAKING GREEN BOWL BLANKS IN A NUT SHELL.
Turn the bowl to a thickness of ½"for small bowls (< 6 inches). Larger bowls may need to be thicker to allow for distortion. Place the bowl in a container of denatured alcohol. Let soak for 2 or more hours. Remove the bowl and place it on a rack upside down for 1 hour to let the surface dry. Wrap the bowl in heavy paper such as a grocery sack. On a bowl simply gather the paper around the rim and secure with a couple turns of masking tape. On a closed form the paper can be tucked into the opening and held in place with masking tape across the opening. The opening must be open to allow air circulation. Place the bowl upside down on a rack so air can circulate into the opening. Record the weight and date on the bottom of the paper. When the weight stops decreasing it is ready to finish turn. Small bowls will stop losing weight in one week or
Drying Rough Bowls Quickly By Dave Smith, Longview, WA
Fred Holder was kind enough to publish an article I wrote about drying bowls in More Woodturning. I am not sure where you can obtain a copy of the
November issue or if Fred has extra copies available for purchase. The process is something I have worked on for many years and it has proven very
effective. In the interest of turners who would like to turn bowls from green wood and give them for gifts this coming Christmas I am posting the process in a nutshell. Please let me know your results, good or bad, so I can write a followup article about the general use of the process.
=========================================================
ALCOHOL SOAKING GREEN BOWL BLANKS IN A NUT SHELL.
Turn the bowl to a thickness of ½"for small bowls (< 6 inches). Larger bowls may need to be thicker to allow for distortion. Place the bowl in a container of denatured alcohol. Let soak for 2 or more hours. Remove the bowl and place it on a rack upside down for 1 hour to let the surface dry. Wrap the bowl in heavy paper such as a grocery sack. On a bowl simply gather the paper around the rim and secure with a couple turns of masking tape. On a closed form the paper can be tucked into the opening and held in place with masking tape across the opening. The opening must be open to allow air circulation. Place the bowl upside down on a rack so air can circulate into the opening. Record the weight and date on the bottom of the paper. When the weight stops decreasing it is ready to finish turn. Small bowls will stop losing weight in one week or