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Chestnut oak knotts for bowls

Started by Weekend_Sawyer, July 25, 2016, 01:10:22 PM

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Weekend_Sawyer

I cut 3 nice 10" to 12" knotts off a chestnut oak I cut down a couple of weeks ago.

I want to try and use a shapeing bit on an angle grinder to make a bowl.

Should I soak them in mineral oil before I start or after or something else.

Jon
Imagine, Me a Tree Farmer.
Jon, Appalachian American Wannabe.

low_48

I keep them in a garbage can full of water until you are ready to carve. They like to check. By knot, do you mean a broken off limb repair, or a burl? I'd also start with the end of a chainsaw before going to the angle grinder. A 12" bowl has a lot of wood to get rid of!

Weekend_Sawyer

These are from a broken off limb and it grew over it.
Imagine, Me a Tree Farmer.
Jon, Appalachian American Wannabe.

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