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Tips For Buying The Best Woodworking Plans Most logs will have some splitting at the Teds Woodworking Review end even is very recently cut. Therefore a cut is made taking off the first four inches of the log. This will likely clear the splits but if any are still seen then another few inches may be cut off. Once the end is clear measure the diameter of the log. For illustration purposes let us say that the largest diameter is twelve inches. Measure back on the log the length of the diameter in this case twelve inches. Now cut this section off. This leaves a short log of twelve inches length and diameter. All cuts to this point have been the common crosscut for which a chainsaw is designed. The short log will become two bowl blanks and for this will need to be ripped down the centre a cut for which the chainsaw is not designed. To see the reason for the cut look at the end of the log. It is a rough circle as few trees are perfectly round. A bowl in profile is a semicircle so the log needs to be ripped. People who use chainsaws to rip logs into boards use special chains. This is not necessary for woodturning purposes. The trick is to hold the wood in sawbuck that gives access to the end of the short log while supporting it well and to hold the saw at a sixty degree angle as it cuts. This allows the long shavings to clear as the cut is performed. Allow the saw to do the work. Forcing it puts undue pressure on the motor. Once the saw cuts through the log two blanks are formed and ready for the lathe. They may be laid back in the sawbuck and the corners cleaned for easier turning or they may be rounded on the bandsaw but they ready for use. Beginning woodturners are often confused as to how to mount wood on the wood lathe for safe turning. The process is different from that of most woodworking events in the shop where wood is advanced into the cutting blade as on a band saw table saw or planer. At the wood lathe the material is held by the machine and the cutting tools are advanced by hand. To achieve safety in holding the wood mounting systems have been developed over the ages. https://shedextrapound.com/teds-woodworking-review/