View Full Version : Camphor blanks,, cut ,trimed and sealed !
smiife
18th November 2018, 04:45 PM
Hi guys , had a big day yesterday , nice colour and figure in some
Of these blanks , cut to size , trimed on the bandsaw and sealed
All stacked away to dry , about 18 bowl blanks and 16 box /peppermill
blanks....some firewood too :o
brainstrust
18th November 2018, 06:59 PM
awesome, just a tad jealous!!!! :) How long you reckon they will take to season?
smiife
18th November 2018, 07:13 PM
awesome,just a tad jealous!!!! :) How long you reckon they will take to season?
I am not too sure , I wish I had the time , I would rough turn
and store for about a year , but I don, t mind turning wet
timber , these were not that wet , so I don, t think they will
take that long, sure some nice colour and figure in them !
NeilS
20th November 2018, 09:03 AM
That will have cleared the nose!
smiife
20th November 2018, 07:44 PM
That will have cleared the nose!
Hi Neil , Yeah , the shed still has a camphor aroma today!!, :U
Jeffen
20th November 2018, 09:06 PM
Camphor seems to dry very quickly, I bought a fair bit of green timber (mostly about 30 mm thick) from Mapleman a few years ago and they were around 12% in 3 or so months. Kept in a hot shed in Hervey Bay. It was timber from the stump, so maybe less dense than yours.
The aroma hit me as I opened the shed door for at least 6 weeks!
Hope this helps, Jeff
hughie
21st November 2018, 12:00 PM
It will dry quickly, probably the lot in 12 months, roughouts in weeks. The good thing its very stable and if you are in a hurry turn to within 10% of the finished size and soak in meths for around 24hrs depending size and thickness etc, then dry and finish turn
smiife
22nd November 2018, 07:51 PM
Camphor seems to dry very quick I bought a fair bit of green timber (mostly about 30 mm thick) from Mapleman a few years ago and they were around 12% in 3 or so months. Kept in a hot shed in Hervey Bay. It was timber from the stump, so maybe less dense than yours.
The aroma hit me as I opened the shed door for at least 6 weeks!
Hope this helps, Jeff
Hi Jeff , thanks for your info mate , appreciate it !
It will dry quickly, probably the lot in 12 months, roughouts in weeks. The good thing its very stable and if you are in a hurry turn to within 10% of the finished size and soak in meths for around 24hrs depending size and thickness etc, then dry and finish turn
Hi Hughie , yeah , no hurry to turn mate , (soak In metho !:o)
Never heard of that one before , thanks for your thoughts ! :2tsup: