Wood Turning an Apple Hollow Form
| I brought a small apple log into the shop. It is about 36" long and 8" or 9" in diameter. There is a large crack down the side, almost to the center or the log. |
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| The stump has a large gap 7" or 8" long and is irregularly shaped, like most stump wood. |
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| The other end reveals as many cracks as the first. |
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| So I removed a few inches and considered the wood for turning. There were still a lot of cracks to consider. |
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| I marked the center of the piece and the cracks on one end. At first I considered cutting in past the cracks, and |
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| a look at the other end of the log section convinced me that there was a good chance of getting some decorative pieces out of this log. |
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