Curing and using freshly cut wood - Kreg Owners' Community2024-03-29T14:05:37Zhttps://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/curing-and-using-freshly-cut-wood?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A609755&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI can imagine the smell hugh…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-06:2900167:Comment:6099452014-04-06T10:57:22.904Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>I can imagine the smell hugh ,antler sounds challenging .</p>
<p>I can imagine the smell hugh ,antler sounds challenging .</p> Mick, antler has to be turned…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-06:2900167:Comment:6100292014-04-06T10:19:53.930ZHugh Clarehttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/HughClare
<p>Mick, antler has to be turned very slowly. It is essentially hair, so you can imagine the smell if you let it get hot. Drilling is challenging, as well. I don't really care to work with it, but since I have a LOT of deer-hunting friends...</p>
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<p>Ray, I would think you can't set the oven temp. low enough to prevent splitting.</p>
<p>Mick, antler has to be turned very slowly. It is essentially hair, so you can imagine the smell if you let it get hot. Drilling is challenging, as well. I don't really care to work with it, but since I have a LOT of deer-hunting friends...</p>
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<p>Ray, I would think you can't set the oven temp. low enough to prevent splitting.</p> thanks for your input guy's a…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-06:2900167:Comment:6099372014-04-06T03:01:19.548Zray vilehttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/RayVile
<p>thanks for your input guy's and I think I will do a little of what you both suggested, I really want a pen from my mountain houses lumber but I also want a blank that I can make a candlestick holder from. What would happen if I put the rough sawn lumber in an oven to dry out. I would tell my wife about itt afterwards of course.</p>
<p>thanks for your input guy's and I think I will do a little of what you both suggested, I really want a pen from my mountain houses lumber but I also want a blank that I can make a candlestick holder from. What would happen if I put the rough sawn lumber in an oven to dry out. I would tell my wife about itt afterwards of course.</p> I take your point hugh ,how e…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-05:2900167:Comment:6098902014-04-05T13:41:10.231Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>I take your point hugh ,how easy is antler to work with? Hard to get over here in the u.k.</p>
<p>I take your point hugh ,how easy is antler to work with? Hard to get over here in the u.k.</p> Mick, I'm pretty sure they wi…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-05:2900167:Comment:6097962014-04-05T12:54:04.029ZHugh Clarehttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/HughClare
<p>Mick, I'm pretty sure they will. My point is that the majority of the time the twisted and bent blank will still be suitable to make a pen. I've made pens from antlers, which are far from straight.</p>
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<p>Mick, I'm pretty sure they will. My point is that the majority of the time the twisted and bent blank will still be suitable to make a pen. I've made pens from antlers, which are far from straight.</p>
<p></p> Hi hugh will the blanks not t…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-05:2900167:Comment:6097552014-04-05T07:23:30.676Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>Hi hugh will the blanks not twist and bend cutting them to the right size immediately when they dry out ?I have experienced just that with some oak ,go steady mick.</p>
<p>Hi hugh will the blanks not twist and bend cutting them to the right size immediately when they dry out ?I have experienced just that with some oak ,go steady mick.</p> I've cut them down to blank s…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-05:2900167:Comment:6097442014-04-05T03:15:59.961ZHugh Clarehttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/HughClare
<p>I've cut them down to blank size immediately. They'll dry in no time and let's face it, most of the blank is waste anyway. :)</p>
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<p>I've cut them down to blank size immediately. They'll dry in no time and let's face it, most of the blank is waste anyway. :)</p>
<p></p> Hi ray how you doing? Best ad…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-04-04:2900167:Comment:6097112014-04-04T13:34:14.654Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>Hi ray how you doing? Best advice I can give you is cut the blanks into 3x3" blocks and that way should dry out quicker ,but you cannot beat a long time on the shelf to dry out timber with a nice airflow .</p>
<p>Hi ray how you doing? Best advice I can give you is cut the blanks into 3x3" blocks and that way should dry out quicker ,but you cannot beat a long time on the shelf to dry out timber with a nice airflow .</p>