Feb 10/09
Murphy,Rick,Naq,Lawrence,Roy,Joe,Jim MacLean, Hiltz,Myles,
Irfan,Chris
Project: Staved cylinder (Urn)
Leo went over the process of making staves for a barrel/cylinder
For the staves of the cylinder need a piece of wood 70 inches long, 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide. This 2 x 4 is cut into lengths and then divided on the table saw into wedges, which will be glued together to make the cylinder. For cover and bottoms’ you need to cut up some of these wedges
16 pieces 9 inches long cut into 22 1/2 degree wedge slices:
This will make one piece that will be turned on the lathe into the top and bottom segments for the cylinder.
Went over the difference between quarter sawn and flat sawn wood:
First, the log is cut into quarters. Then, the quarter is flipped ninety degress back and forth to saw off a plane of wood. This process does not produce any more waste than plain sawing, but it does require some extra time to flip the quarters back and forth. This milling process produces a specialty wood flooring cut called Rift and Quarter Sawn.
The benefits to this cut of wood are straighter grain that is up to 50% more stable than plain sawn flooring, and a superior looking product featuring less variation, longer lengths, and medullary rays. Click here for pictures.
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