Woodturning - Can You Turn 100% Wet Wood?
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2021
- Welcome to Ian Mac Woodturning, In this weeks video I had another go at the Eucalyptus.
This video was recorded the day after the Tree was cut down and was more of an experiment to see if it'll hold up at all, I can confirm that it didn't hold up too well and completely cracked and warped.. but it's okay because we have a huge pile of it that we'll let dry.
It is inconclusive the actual moisture % of this Eucalyptus but it was out of range of the moisture meter I own, green Eucalyptus can be in excess of 100% when freshly cut so I believe this to be 100% mc.
If we do future wet wood experiments I'll make sure to record a video one week later so you can see the results!
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#Eucalytpus #Woodturning #Wet - Zábava
Turning green wood can be such a pleasure. You just have to be prepared for it to crack.... It's not a defect (bug), it's a feature.
I just recently turned a large bowl from a piece of Jacaranda crotch. It was not this fresh but still very wet. The bowl was literally drying and cracking as I was turning it. It made getting smooth curves very difficult but all the cracks got filled in the end. I think the cracks are what made this piece so wonderful.
Great work! I love watching your videos.
Thank you mate! This was more of a play about as it was almost certainly going to warp and crack!
I will show you piece, 2 weeks after turning it on the next video! Catch the next video on Sunday. I would have included it in this video but completely forgot until I was editing!
Some times its fun just to hear and feel wet wood being cut
Agreed Patrick!
Great video Ian! Even though it wasn’t going to hold its shape it was worth having a play with!
Thanks Ben! Yeah this was more of a play around as it was definitely going to move about and crack!
Great video Ian lovely piece. I love turning wet wood probably because that’s all I have 😂
Haha very much the same over here Barry! Tonnes of wet wood 😂
You can turn wet wood. I (and many other woodturners), have done this multiple times. You just need to turn it thin enough that the moisture will evaporate without the piece cracking.
A very good wood for wet turning is Leylandii, no matter the MC it seems to hold its shape every time I’ve worked with it.
Fantastic it is stunningly beautiful.
Nice one mate 👍
Very nice looking piece Ian. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw
Thanks Huw! Hope you’re well!
Nice Vase! I like the design Simple but effective, well done :)
Thanks Brian
Good one Ian, wet turns well. Stay safe, John
Cheers John!
ماشاء الله تبارك الرحمن تسلم ايدك عمل جميل ممتاز تحياتي لك من فلسطين غزه
بارك الله فيك وشكرا على كلماتك الرقيقة يا صديقي الكثير من الحب من المملكة المتحدة
I like the simple look, knowing what will happen.
Great video
Thanks mate!
Nice one Ian. I rough turned a bit of green Eucalyptus as an end grain bowl in much the same experimental mind set.....it's almost two half bowls at the moment! lol Cheers, Dave
😂 we should have recorded a bit at the end showing it now, much the same as you’ve described Dave haha, we’ve both got plenty of it left though mate so a bit of experimenting had to be done!
Great video even!
Haha thanks mate
Greetings dear friend! I hope you are well. Another great video.
Thanks Kim! Your package is on the way, by the way!
Good Job
Thanks mate
Thank you for the education, love the shape. Could you show the piece after couple weeks. Again thanks.
Yeah I’ll put it in the next video mate!
Post a picture in a couple weeks just so we can see what it does.
I was thinking the same! I’ll put it on Instagram & make a CZcams post or something.
@@IanMacWoodturning I don't deal with Instagram. Just show it in your next video.
Rest video Ian and loved the design
Cheers Gaz!
I like the design of this one! Shame it cracked.
Thanks Ella!
The way the shavings just POURED off was amazing, Ian ! They could be dried and sold as barbecue kindling, or something like that, no ?
Erhmm .. somewhat insulting question: regardless of the finished article's not holding up - what WAS said finished article ? [embarrassed grin]
It definitely could be, I need to find uses for shavings a little more as there is a lot of them! It’s more of an ornamental piece for shelves, whether that be a pen pot, posey holder, an ornament on its own.. we’ll say it’s up for interpretation 😂. Thanks for your comment!
It would be Cool for you to show us the results of the wet wood turnings! Thanks, in anticipation!
Will do Stephanie! I’ll put it at the start of my next video
Hi I an enjoyed your video, lovely vase I didn't know you could use wet wood. Is this the first-time you used wet wood looks good to me. Bye to you and camera person.
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Thanks Jean! We turn a decent amount of wet wood but not normally this wet 😂
@@IanMacWoodturning oh yeah you did a good job lovely vase hopppe to see more of the wet wood. Hope family are all OK and Casper xx
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Too bad you didnt show the end result with the dry project and what happened to it. Otherwise, I think it was beautiful. Looked like it cut way easier then normal. 😃
I know! I only thought of it as I was uploading the video! I might put it on my Instagram in a few days or something
@@IanMacWoodturning - Could just do a short additional video. Others do it all the time. I'm sure I'm not alone in not having social media so I'd only see it here.
@@summerstorm5652 I think what I’ll do is, add it to the beginning on the next video 😊
@@IanMacWoodturning - That sounds good to me. Have to know some of us are learning from your experiments. 😁 Plus, I hope Thing is doing a lot better... and all the little things around him.
@@summerstorm5652 Thanks Summer! Everything is good over here! Hope everything is good with you! 😊