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Sorry. I’m be sure to add this in moving forward. Red kite has been on pause for a bit but it’s coming back strong from next week. Il be sure to include wood type moving forward

You are very lucky Gary. I wish I had even a single acre. Where in the world are you? If you have any questions about Woodturning be sure to ask. Always happy to help.

Given that this is a green piece of wood I’d have to disagree.. a novice turner would no doubt turn in this into a piece that would crack as it dries. It’s takes a great deal of understanding to turn green wood to finished forms.

Could cut it into 20 thimbles too 😉

@@RedKiteWoodturning Thank you very much for your reply, but I didn't understand what you meant, but what I meant was that when the piece was in this state👉 (time 5:28) , you could cut it in the middle.

Thanks buddy

Thanks. Do you get to turn much yew ?

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Thanks buddy. So glad you enjoyed it

Thanks buddy. You turn much yew ?

Hi Fred, so this is a pretty big conversation.. in a sense it’s one of the cornerstones of Woodturning. Il do my best to condense what could be a full degree into a simple reply. First up, the piece of wood in this video was a living tree about 6 days before I turned it. The end shots are taken some 3,4 weeks later after the piece is fully dry. I turn 90% of my work from extremely green wood, I sand and finish them in one sitting and these days I’d be surprised if 1 in 100 showed any unexpected cracks. Wood selection is the first important point to consider. You want no pre-existing cracks (shakes/cracks that exits in the living tree or fractures that happen as the tree is felled/wind blown) You also want the wood to be as green as possible, this prevents checking from drying which will incubate cracks in the drying process. Next you need to understand how the relationship between the grain orientation and the shape of the finished vessel will express its self during drying. This point is too difficult to explain here (buy a copy of “turning green wood by Michael O'Donnell” and you’ll begin to understand a little more about this. But the best way to fully understand is to turn the same shape vessel in many different grain orientations from the same timber so examining how the finished pieces differ to each other. The other extremely important factor is consistency of wall thickness. It most likely that you pieces crack because you leave too much meat on the bones and that there are pre-existing checks in your wood. For most turner learning to turn green to finished pieces will take years to perfect. So don’t be disheartened if it feels like a mountain to climb, you have a lifetime to master this trade and the learning never ends.

You like ?

@@RedKiteWoodturning …Oh yes. I like! I’m kind of envious of finding such a fine piece of wood to turn, but also envious of the skill of turning it!

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Thank you

Thanks buddy

Thank you