WHAT BUGS ME ABOUT WOOD TURNING
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- I turn a piece of Cherry that kept trying to make me toss it in the fire pit.
In the end it turned into a very pretty bowl.
But it was sure Bugging Me!
How I use abrasive paste and polish
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Finished with Zinsser Seal Coat and Acks Sanding Paste and Polish
Tools used: Bowl gouges, negative rake scraper and diamond point scraper
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Thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bug-free bowl, with a well executed eviction notice 😆
Thank you Denise! I have to admit I laughed outload when I read the last part of this. Very well said.
I gave them a 30 second notice to pack up and move!
Thanks for watching and making my day,
Gary
Class A example of how to make a great bowl. thank you sir
Thanks so much Dale for your comment. Much appreciated.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I embrace bug activity I love it .thank you for sharing
Same here Neil, I should have mentioned this is a gift and the person would not like thinking about the fact bugs had been living there.
I did a nice Walnut bowl for friends from a tree that died because of the bugs. I left the bug holes in it and they liked it.
Memories of the tree they once had.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice bowl, great finishing,👍👍👍👍
Thank you Gao.
Take care,
Gary
I can not give up a nice piece of cherry . Great job Sir.
Thanks so much Stalker Steve. And thanks for watching,
Gary
Looking forward to ''Next Time''!! Cherry Bowl is beautiful as are all your turnings.
Thank you Jimmy and I hope you like the next one as well.
Take care,
Gary
I hate finding juicy bugs flying out all over me and my face shield. Nice finished bowl Gary.
Thanks, one of these days one of those bugs are going fly into my camera lens. That will be quite the sight.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
The bark covered the map of downtown Bugville, but the subway system was a surprise! But such a pretty end product!
Thank you Stuart and I am still laughing at your well thought out comment. Very nice!!!
Just what I needed.
Take care,
Gary
bugs bugs bugs!
how very nice that piece came out!
well done sir!
Thank you Luie, I figure the bugs had just as much right to it as I did. After all I let it sit for over 3 years to get it turned.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Awesome bowl, thanks for sharing Gary ❤️❤️🍒
Thank you Tony and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
A stunning bowl👍. Really nice piece of cherry.
Thank you Skip and thanks for watching.
Gary
Extremely Nice bowl. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kevin and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful piece sir! Glad you took the time to put this up.
Thank you David! Happy you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Gary
Another great bowl Gary. Looking forward to next weeks video too. 👍👍
Thanks so much Steve, next weeks is sitting in front of me and I just need to take some pictures.
See ya later,
Gary
Nice save on that wormy blank the bowl looks great Jim
Jim thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Bugs..or no..bugs…you did it again Sir…very nice!!!
Yiannis (Athens Greece)
Thanks so much Yiannis! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
A beautiful bowl Gary glad you stuck with it take care from Will.👍😃
Thank you very much Will and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful bowl, Gary. The wood is the highlight of the turning but the shape is great, too.
Bill
Thank you very much Bill. Nature had a lot to do with the shape I ended up with. It works that way a lot of the time.
Sometimes I leave all the nature and sometimes I cut it away. Being this was going to be a gift I am sure the person I give it to does not like the idea that a worm had been living in there.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great looking bowl. 👍👍👍
Simon thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice Gary! Beauty in the rough!
Thank you Tim. It sure was rough looking when I pulled the bark off. Happy I could get past all of that.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well, for all your trouble getting un-bugged, that was a very fine, perfect piece of Cherry. No holes, no cracks, just beautiful wood. It's too bad you had to lose some of the depth but the shape you ended up with is very complimentary to the wood. Great job, Gary! Sounds like next weeks turning is going to be a doozy! 😊
Phil
Thank you Phil, yes it had a few issues and I was trying to give my hand a rest from hanging onto those little segments and I knew I did not want to rush things. But as it turned out I got to hang onto the gouge a bit longer and still got a sore hand LOL. Next weeks is about done which makes me feel good. Almost puts me ahead of things. You know how that feels!
Thanks for watching buddy!
Gary
That would bug me too. It did turn out nice. I like the natural finish. Good job
Thank you Linda. Our friend loved it.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Lovely bowl Gary, well worth the extra effort dealing with the little critters. Well done my friend 👏. Joseph
Thanks so much Joseph. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
I just pulled out one of the potpourri lids and stared thinking of another design.
Take care my friend,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Look forward to seeing your design. Enjoy the process my friend.
A couple of things come to mind.. 1. Turn wood green off the stump so wood bugs are not around then.. Green wood does not have cracks either.. 2. Don’t get wound up about a worn hole.. fill it with resin later.. you keep cutting down the bowl..live with it.. ha.. I been turning for 55 years and all bowls.. have fun.. 😁😊👍. Nice color..
A few years ago I was given a Walnut tree that was dying. The reason was it was full of worms that killed it. So it was green wood off the stump.
I was not wound up at all about the worms bugging me. It just made a great title for the video.
I have been turning since 1961 so that is a few years as well. And have been having lots of fun.
I normally leave the holes and do not fill with resin. This was a gift and the person getting it would cringe at the thought that there was a worm in the bowl at one time.
But I understand what your are saying.
Thanks for watching.
Well the perseverance with debugging paid off and you have a beautiful bowl. Great work.
Thanks so much and the person I gave it to was very happy with it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks so much and I gave to my friend and he loved it.
Beautiful bowl. Those dang worms!
Thanks Steve. Yes the worms did a job on this tree but that is why it had to come down and I got the wood. Well worth working around them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful project Gary 👍
Thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
I love that finish, it’s shine brings out all the grains in the wood! Great job, I would have gotten rid of all the worms and their holes too! Yuck! It turned out to be such a lovely piece! Awesome work! Bravo!
Thanks Mary there are some pieces where worm holes look ok. But no so much in a piece of wood like this one.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very entertaining, and informative, thanks..
Thank you Kevin and thanks for watching.
Gary
"This bowl is really bugging me." Gary -- master of the pun. Beautiful bowl!
Thanks so much. Happy you got the pun! You just have to go with the flow with wood and what it has to offer. i thought it would be a catchy title for the video.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very beautiful Gary take care and God bless
Thanks so much Mike and God Bless you as well.
Gary
Great work 👏 I really enjoyed watching this video beautiful bowl
Thank you Tim! Happy to hear you enjoy this type of turning.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That was an awesome look at hollowing the bowl Papa, fine bowl again..
Thank you Bobby. Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Great piece Gary and lovely grain. Take care John
Thanks so much John. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Nice save, bowl looks great
Thanks 👍 Happy I was able to save it before it became a change dish.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice looking bowl. Good use of the Acks paste.
Thank you Mark. The Acks products does a very nice job.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
The bowl is gorgeous. The grain looks like a wheat sheaf one way the other way it looks like a fountain. Well turned
Thank you Judith! Now I need to look for that fountain!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice project Gary. Bowl turned out beautiful
Thanks Japie I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Lovely bowl 👍
Thank you Gary and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice piece 👍👍
Thank you Douglas and thanks for watching,
Gary
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Herbie and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great job despite the critters. Now Phil would have probably left the worms and cut around them. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Garth. If I was not planning on giving this as a gift I would have left the holes.. Maybe filled them though.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
One man’s discard is often another’s treasure. The finished bowl is beautiful. Filled or open holes often add character.
Thank you Roger and yes I do not mind open holes or filled. This being a gift I did not want to have to say this is where I bug once lived. Some people just do not like that idea.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely indeed. A beautiful job.
Thank you Pauline. The colors in this bowl are really amazing. Thanks for watching,
Gary
One of the wonderful things about turning is our ability to work with what the wood gives us and change our plan as we go and you are a master at that.
Thank you Josh! It is also a good lesson for me to not be so stubborn LOL. Sometimes I will do about anything to make something go the way I wanted. In wood turning it pays to be flexible.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
HI gary dam bugs always get in the way but that's a awesome bowl. cherry.
Thank you Manjit we kind of expect them now. Always nice when they are not there.
Thanks foe watching.
Gary
Stunning, Gary! Thank you so much.
Perry thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Garry, another great turning of the ugly bug bowl lol it turned out great buddy
Alan
Thank you Alan, it sure was ugly with all those trails when I first mounted. But it worked out, thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice n beautiful 👍
Thanks Sony and thanks for watching.
Gary
Loved it. I'm a new subscriber but an old wood Turner and I thoroughly enjoy your channel.
Thank you very much Kent. Happy to have you watching.
Take care,
Gary
My commiserations about the bug holes, but some would say that is the beauty of Nature. Beautiful though.
Thank you Khan! The fact this was to be a gift I did not want to leave bug holes in it. Some people cringe at the thought.
Take care,
Gary
great bowl Gary
Thank you Ron. It was fun to do and the colors were a very nice treat.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary that is a beautiful piece. Just gorgeous! I had a large piece of walnut that had wormholes also. Turns out, one was still in there alive. Messy! But I love those wormies!
Thank you Michael. I once had a piece with a worm in it and brought it in and showed my wife as it tried to crawl out. She was not that happy seeing it. At least the gouge had not got it yet LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I so identified with your frustration when trying to get past bug holes and runs. One thinks; "I'll just see if I can turn past this bug run". Success! Then another run shows up. "I'll just see if I can turn past thiis run" Success! And then another . . . and another. Design intent goes out of the window. But it's a nice piece of wood so one perseveres. Darn it! Riddled all the way through (the little bit that's left is useful only for the fire) or Hey! That's turned out rather nice! Not what i intended but mother nature's led me down a different route. And sometimes you just think: To heck, it's a feature, part of the piece. Treat it and fill it. You can always chuck it away later! Well done Gary. BTW i was recently at a pro turners demo and he had on display a bug hole ridden 'arty' piece. Looked good and of course it was unique!
Thank you Ray. I generally embrace the bug holes and trails. This was a gift for someone who makes cookies and loves to give them out. Thinking he might use it to hold the cookies I felt it was best to not leave all those beauty marks.
Thanks for your comments and for watching.
Gary
Yes sir very beautiful ✌️
Cookies Coop thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Pappa , you were like a dog chasing his tail . LOL I would have left it in . I use to turn bowls and vases and sell them . Any of my pieces that were like this were , gold . I could have twenty pieces of perfect wood , and twenty pieces of what I call filled with personality. They would sell everytime . I love your work .
Best Regards
Terry Lembke
Thank you Terry, we have cats that chase their tails as well. Maybe that is where I got it LOL.
I do not mind leaving but holes but this is to be a gift and I am pretty sure the person getting it would cringe at the thought. I have lots of turnings with bug holes and cracks in them around here. I agree they do add a lot to some pieces. Pretty sure when I get to the root ball I have you will see mostly nature. If it stays together that is.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice turning my friend it's so beautiful Bowl' Happy holi have a nice day, take care.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching, always nice hearing from you Sagar!
Gary
Beautiful Sir .
Thanks so much Jason, happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Looks good.
Thank you Brad and thanks for watching,
Gary
very nice bowl
Delbert thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary, All those bug holes would have bugged me as well. Fantastic end result and I just love the colour in Cheery Wood.
Take care my friend. Hwyl, Huw.
PS The reason for not being first is I was actually in my workshop. Hooray!!!
Thanks Huw, well you have a great excuse for not being first. So you are off the hook LOL!
Good to hear you were out in the shop.
Take care buddy,
Gary
Very attractive form - I guess not all bugs are bad ;)
Thank you Tat, you are right. Some bugs help to make wood beautiful. Such as Ambrosia Maple. Which gets it's look from the Ambrosia Beetle
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Papa,
That is a beautiful, simple bowl. Thank you.
Thank you Paul, you know there is something special about doing a simple bowl now and then.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hey, Gary, as soon as I saw the turning blank mounted on the lathe with all of those beetle galleries, I knew what was bugging you. As you may know, we've had a lot of beetle-kill in Alaska, most of it up on the Kenai peninsula. But, the yellow cedar in Southeast Alaska is in decline, and there is a lot of it standing dead, just ripe for bark beetles to make powder of the cambium. And, yellow cedar is a pleasure to turn. Great job salvaging some bug-free wood from your blank. The end product was worth your time. Thanks for another excellent video! Oh, I've used your wet-sanding tip with good results on spalted, crumbling end-grain. Thanks for that!
Enjoy your weekend!
--Paul
Thank you Paul. For sure those beetles can destroy forest. Yellow Cedar sounds very interesting.
Happy to hear the wet sanding worked out for you.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very pretty
Thank you Joann and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gorgeous Cherry bowl...I've had bug problems like that is some Ash that I've turned.
Thank you Carol. The Walnut I got at the end of 2020 was infested with some kind of worm. That is what killed the tree. But it is very pretty wood. And I find a hole or 2 now and then.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
about two years ago the Hurricane blew down some big Magnolia trees at a friends place in South Alabama. So I went up and cut a bunch into Bowl blanks and threw it in the attic of the shop. Last week I took some down and you talk about full of worms, I guess I now know why you never see anyone turning Magnolia.
Well that sounds like a surprise for sure. I picked up some fresh cut Magnolia 6 months ago. I have turned two pieces of it and they were both green. I still have a few other pieces so hope those worms don't find them.
Take care,
Gary
Hi Prof. Papa, All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all. So count your blessings they were Bugs not Elephants. Great looking bowl though for a time there I thought it would end up as a plater. Looking forward to the "Gary Glue Up". God Bless Stay safe. Tony
Thank you Tony and well said! I am happy that elephants seem to like peanuts and not cherries(wood)
Take care,
Gary
beautiful
Thank you very much Jim and thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Nice piece!👍
Thank you Wanda!
Gorgeous piece. Your decisions brought you to a well deserved finale!
Thank you very much Sylive I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Very nice
Thanks Josephine and thanks for watching.
Gary
well done
Mark thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Hi , Gary . Here is a suggestion for you . when turning wood that is weak , use a small router as the tool and turn your lathe spindle real slow . It works , learned this from a man who will think nothing of 8 ft. redwood burls that has soft spots in them . He has great success , I see no reason why it wouldn't work on a small turning . Have a great evening , my friend
Best Regards
Terry
Thank you Terry. Are you talking about a small router bit that is being powered a router. I have seen things like that done. We had a large pattern mill at work and some turnings were done using that method.
Thanks for watching and your ideas.
Gary
I just had your channel pop up. I'm so glad it did. Wood has a special meaning to me since i can remember. I kinda live with it everyday, see it everyday, sign a signature with it and so on. Love what you do.
Thank you very much Deb. From the first thing I made in grade school shop class I have been in love wood and all the different grain we find inside.
Happy you enjoy my channel and thanks so much for watching,
Gary
Good afternoon, Gary. Cherry is a magnificent wood. Sometimes the bugs win, sometimes the turner wins, sometimes you get a smaller bowl. I enjoyed the video.
Thanks so much Ray. This is planned as a gift and if I told them that bugs lived there....well best I do not have to go through that LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Cherry is one of my favorite woods, and this bowl certainly does the wood justice (and vice versa). The bowl is just lovely, I love it!
Thank you Beverly! And thanks for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Nicely done despite the worm hole activity! Reminds me of some elm I turned a few years ago that was littered with worm tunnels, it actually turned out pretty neat when finished. As always thank you.
Thank you Mark. I do have some Juniper that is full of bug holes and I left them all. This is meant for a gift and not sure our friend would like the idea that worm was in that hole LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I really like cherry. I like the bowl you turned. As always I love hearing you talk through the process. Good job whetting my appetite for the next project.
Thank you Barry. I bowl like this is really a lot of fun to turn. I was happy I got past the patch of worms and ended up with what I did.
Take care,
Gary
As always beautiful work Gary 👍🏽. and I see this thing bug you brother lol ☺️
Thank you Habeeb, well it actually did not bug me all that much but it seemed fitting to say due to all the bugs that were in it. I almost showed the live one but it was not very pretty after the 5/8 gouge found it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
ive had yellowjacket larve in my cherry too
Very interesting Mike, it could have been anything.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Last December, in my backyard a 100ft maple tree snapped of 30ft above the ground. The 24" trunk had been 'swisscheesed'' by carpenter ants. But I did harvest a large burl. It's shame I have only a 10" lathe. By the way, an air chisel is good for debarking.
Thanks for the tip. I do have an air chisel. I pretty much just grabbed this bark and it fell off.
Take care,
Gary
Good looking bowl. Looking forward to seeing the segmented turning project you teased us with. 👍
Thank you Greg, well it is a good thing I did get it done because I sure would not end up with egg on my face LOL.
All done and uploaded and I hope you like it.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful cherry wood.Work well done.I would be inclined to suggest reducing the thickness as much as possible.Very risky operation but if successful it would give the work a unique charm and elegance. Greetings
Thank you very much. I do like to turn some pieces thin. This was a very light piece of wood and the way it was turning I was happy with what I ended up with. I have some Apple wood bowls that are very thin and got a nice warp to them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful piece Gary. It's really good to see you work through difficulties, because I know I will have those too. I appreciate all the encouragement, and your showing us the way. Every video is a lesson, and this was no exception. I look forward to seeing what you have up next. Have a great week!
Thanks so much Mark for you comments. Much appreciated!
The worm hole surprised me as well as the live worm. All you can do is go with what you have. In this case there was another nice shape left in the wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You, sir, have shown the value of perseverance! Others would have given up and thrown it out, or decided to live with the bugs. You got rid of them, and what a beautiful bowl there is, to show for it! Thank you!
Thank you Stephine! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching,
Gary
Nicely turned, Gary! And timely, too. There's a large section of ash in the shop that I was considering splitting and then turning a very similar bowl. Now, thanks to your video, I think I'll get at it sooner than expected.
Thank you Dave and for sure get that piece chucked up. If you wait too long the bugs will find it!
Take care,
Gary
I really like cherry wood, and you did a fine job of turning this piece of cherry. I am looking forward to next week and seeing your segmented bowl. 👍
Thank you very much Don. Hope you enjoy this coming Fridays video.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful bowl! I'm fortunate to have a lot of cherry in my area. Very nice wood to turn.
Thank you John, we have lots of Cherry trees around here as well, And yes it is a very nice wood to turn.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice bowl, Gary! I am looking forward to the segmented turning. I will probably make a couple more of those segmented decanters using different woods.
Thank you Clayton. The decanter you made turned out very nice.
Take care,
Gary
Lovely bowl even though it bugged you a little! The cherry has beautiful color and with that acks paste it sure has wonderful finish! Well done and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks so much Al. For sure the wood sure has nice color.
The Acks paste really gave it a smooth feel.
Take care,
Gary
All you do seems to turn out great I love the simple just as much as the complicated I would like to see you do some different kinds of finishes but I'll be watching however you are going
Thank you Bill, stay tuned for next weeks video. It has become one of my favorite finishes to use.
I also like using shellac, lacquer and wipe on poly. I will mix up the finishes and the types of turnings. I do know that people like the simple turnings as well. And I enjoy doing them. I have one nasty piece of wood I want to turn in the next month.
Thanks for watcing,
Gary
Thank You Gary... I am sure there must be so many turners wishing they had a big chunk of dry Cherry like you just turned! Not to many cracks, no punky, beautiful piece of wood. I am learning that wood turning can be problematic. Gambling that taking more off will remove the worm holes/flaws OR NOT? I like watching your hand placements. You do automatically with your own style and each wood turner is different. Looking forward to your next week show....Beautiful, not so quick, wormy bowl.....TM
Thanks so much Tuffy! Yes it was a very nice and large piece of Cherry. I got some very big pieces around4 years ago and cut them up into slabs like this one. It was all that was left when I went over to get some. Wow was it hard getting in my truck.
Funny you mention hand placement. While editing this I was watching how my hand(mostly thumb) moves around with the cut. Right or wrong I guess that is something I do but never paid attention to it.
I think it is to avoided letting my left hand steer the tool.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, they’re all my favourites! I’ll tell you what bugs me about your beautiful cherry bowl. Whenever I “just” need to do a little blending, that’s when I get a lovely catch! Now ….. I have a 1/8th inch bottom, and no one knows but me! Seriously that is a lovely bowl, and I’m looking forward to your next segmented turning.
Cheers, Rick
Thank you Rick. Yes sometimes I just do not want to take that very last cut. But I know I need to do it.
Segment piece is almost done...take care,
Gary
Ah..bug holes..as I was learning to turn a few years ago..we had to take down a couple ash trees. It was great practice wood, cheap and easy to turn but I learned to accept the unexpected and not get hung up on a predetermine design. Beautiful cherry bowl you turned
Thank you Bob, I would say you learned the right way to handle wood like this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Little buggers! I'm learning a lot from your channel. Cheers 👍
Thanks so much. Yes indeed....little buggers! I guess I let the piece sit too long and they found it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary my name is Fred Adkins, I live in East Texas. I've just started wood turning this past July and I am hooked. I enjoy your videos and have learned a great deal from you. Thank you for sharing your work and talents with the new turners. Keep up the good work and thanks for the tips you have given me. The Magnolia Turner.
Thanks so much Fred and all the best to you in your journey of wood turning. Always something new to learn if you love it as much as I do you will do just fine.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
For all the bugging this one gave you, it turned out beautiful. You stopped one time as you were going up the outside and I thought you might be leaving a little band around the top. Would have looked great. But you didn’t. Still looks great. Worms and bugs can, and usually do, give the wood some nice colors and character. Beautiful bowl Gary. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Doug. A band might have been interesting. I may have to try that on the next one. Just something I very seldom do.
This piece has lived under my pole building sitting on gravel under my drift boat for about 4 years. So it never got wet. But the bugs seem to find it and happy I got to it before they ate the whole thing LOL.
If this was not going to be a gift I probably would have filled the bug holes and left it as is.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
I'm working on a cherry salad serving bowl. It'll have 8 cherry salad bowls to go with it. I have 7 more salad bowls to go. I been drying the Blanks In the microwave 2 minutes at a time let it sit for 30 minutes, then I'll continue checking the weight and MC .
That sounds very cool James. A whole set of bowls out of Cherry.
I have never tried drying them in a microwave. Maybe someday when we get a new one I will keep the old one and give it a try. I have a little drying box that works good. I can turn to size and it will dry in 24 hours.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 How did you make your drying box ? Do you have a video on it. ?