How To Turn Green Wood On A Lathe

The rule of thumb is to turn to a thickness 110th of the finished diameter.

How to turn green wood on a lathe. A good rule of thumb is the wider the stock the lower the speed. Making a green wood bowl blank is essentially the process of preparing a particular piece of fresh cut wood to a given size and shape. Turn a thin walled bowl a medium thick walled bowl and a thicker bowl.

The best strategy Ive seen is to rough turn let dry then finish turn. Two Basic Methods for Turning With a Lathe. So a 10 bowl would be rough turned to 1 wall thickness.

If you are uneasy about it use a large forstner but to establish a mortise that your chuck can grab onto. See more about Wood bowls Turning and Lathe parts. A variable speed lathe will typically turn the stock from about 500 RPM to a max speed of about 4000 RPM.

However dont use a mortise with an end-grain bowl. Learn more about my woodturning book. Discover and save your own Pins on Pinterest.

The choice of whether to turn green or dry wood depends on the woodworkers preferences and aims. Attaching an end-grain bowl to the lathe works excellent with a tenon because the tenon is compressing wood fibers. Then pack the rough turned bowl in shavings in a paper bag and set it aside to dry in a controlled fashion.

Jun 9 2016 - Turning Green Wood. Preparing Wood for Turning. Freshly-felled timber contains a lot of moisture up to 50 of its dry weight.