Thread: bowl storage

never had that problem. The bowls that I have made now live elsewhere...

Do you mean roughed out green bowls that you're waiting to season so you can finish them?

Cheers,
Dave

Exactly. I'm talking the the long 3 month to a year type of storage solution for roughed out bowls coated with Anchorseal, in my basement shop out of direct heat source and drafts.

String nets from the rafters and plonk them in there.

Yep.

But do chk them for cracking regularly in the 1st few weeks.

Also with softwoods in warmer weather, bluestain is a real risk, and you want max air circ'n while avoiding too rapid drying that brings about cracks - still a risk despite end-grain sealing.

I have ltd floor space too and stack rough-outs on the floor like plates in a dish washer; on edge, leaning against each other, so I can easily do the checks. If cracks do develop, then they get a squirt of cheap CA. Then when they seem OK I stack them in piles on a shelf.

good luck with them

Thanks one and all. I just pulled 7 maples off due to cracking, several also had some mold growing under the Anchorseal. I suspect they may have been too wet or left too thick, I roughed them 3-4 hours after the tree was felled a few weeks ago. Have had better luck with oak, even better with walnut. We'll see what develops of overhead storage. Seeing some of your shops with loads of drying space leaves me envious. Encourages creativity

I was thinking roof cavities or under the house, somewhere that has good ventilation.

Originally Posted by

String nets from the rafters and plonk them in there.

What a great idea

• To begin with I leave the roughed out bowls stacked in the wet shavings on the floor. Gives me ready access to rotate them around and to see how they are going
• Then after a week or so (depending on weather and wood type) transfer into boxes with a few shavings around them to get them from underfoot.
• After a month or so if boxes are stacked too high or cluttering up the place, transfer loose bowls into mesh racks ( the stuff they put into cement slabs) suspended by chain from rafters.

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I purchased come old wire racks that were used to display vegtables.

They stack on top of each other, up to rafter height.

Added some casters to enable them to be rolled together.

Maximum storage space on the minimum floor space.

Roll one out and have easy access to anything stored therein.

Sorry no pictures,

I've knocked off for the day.

Cheers

Tim

Good idea Tim.