Time for a "Check Up"

[Pete Jordan]

I finally got around to working on the bottom of this walnut bowl thingy after a few days. It must not be ready because it cracked all over the place!
It is 12 by 5 but it will probably end up 12 by 2.

I was hoping to give a friend a bowl from the wood she gave but hopefully she will settle for a plate.

[George Tokarev]

Winter rules? What's your relative humidity? Sister lived in Dansville, and as I recall even she had to heat this time of year. Can really lower the RH when you do that. Even faster if you leave your rough around a forced air duct. Shame to lose such a well-colored piece as that, but there should be plenty more available, if I recall correctly. Thin fast or dry slow.

[Keith Burns]

Man Pete, I hate it when that happens ! Don't give up on it,ya never know what may be hiding in there.

[Reed Gray]

I am surprised it cracked like that. I find walnut to be one of the easier woods to dry. Perhaps you tried to dry it too fast. A sloppy wet piece, taken inside a heated house in your area will dry too fast, causing cracks like the ones you have.
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[Bernie Weishapl]

I agree with Reed. I think maybe it was dried to fast Pete. I have had a couple of walnut pieces do that. If I keep them in cool dry place it doesn't seem to happen.

[John Hart]

I put a piece on the wood burner the other day to see if I could burn off a little surface water. Got called away and left it there for about 20 minutes. Got cracks just like yours Pete. Looks like a cool piece you got going though.

[Tom Sherman]

That's the pitts Pete, looks real nice shame about the cracks.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Too bad about the cracks Pete. Anyway to Ca them?