Gyozu
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Just to say at the front, I realize this is not a sane way to acquire wood for instrument making, but I would like to try this and I've seen some interesting furniture made from Bradford pear. So with that in mind and the fact that local woods have a lot of supporters, onward.
So, I acquired a butt section from a freshly cut Bradford Pear. The ends were sealed within 8 hours using 3 coats of alkyd-latex paint. The log was then quartered using a maul and wedges. So, now I have 4 wedges that are about 7" on a face and ~23" long. I would like to resaw this for back and sides and maybe a few tops. I have been reading this site and several others and and confused on whether to saw to 3/16" or saw out thicker chunks , say 5/4 and resaw that when dry. Also wondered what sort of 1/4 sawing schedule/pattern would be best to follow. Hoping to find the method that will lead to the ending up with properly dried wood that is not twisted and cracked. Or is there something else I should consider. Any thoughts on how to handle this would be appreciated.
A doodle to see what I'm thinking about.
So, I acquired a butt section from a freshly cut Bradford Pear. The ends were sealed within 8 hours using 3 coats of alkyd-latex paint. The log was then quartered using a maul and wedges. So, now I have 4 wedges that are about 7" on a face and ~23" long. I would like to resaw this for back and sides and maybe a few tops. I have been reading this site and several others and and confused on whether to saw to 3/16" or saw out thicker chunks , say 5/4 and resaw that when dry. Also wondered what sort of 1/4 sawing schedule/pattern would be best to follow. Hoping to find the method that will lead to the ending up with properly dried wood that is not twisted and cracked. Or is there something else I should consider. Any thoughts on how to handle this would be appreciated.
A doodle to see what I'm thinking about.