[Woodcarver] Apple

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Tim,

The rule of thumb I use for air drying wood, hard or soft, is one year for
every inch thickness. Apple being a hard dense wood will have more tendency
to crack and check. You'll get more checking than soft wood. If the heart is
off center it is reaction wood and will split more from drying,
unpredictable expansion and contraction, carve fuzzy and not finish well.
Reaction wood (the heart off center) is good for firewood and a fetch stick
for your dog.

The natural oil in the wood doesn't add anything to the drying time. To get
better yield slow down the drying by wraping the wood, like a present, in
about 5 layers of newspaper.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
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Somonauk, IL. 60552
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raparee" <raparee at gmail.com>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Apple


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> Hi Joe,
>
> Thanks for the info.  I'm not sure if the tree I'm felling is live or
> not, but given the oils in apple, would you have any idea how long it
> would take to dry the wood?
>
> Thanks again.
> Tim.
>
> On Apr 10, 2005 7:53 AM, Joe Dillett <jdillett at thecarvingshop.com> wrote:
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> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > Apple is very white and hard. It has a natural oil. Apple was used for
> > making bearing in clocks and other machines. The natural oil is almost
like
> > Teflon. The wood is so hard and dense so it doesn't take a pigment stain
> > very well but a die stain is acceptable.
> >
> > Joe Dillett
> > The Carving Shop
> > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
> > Somonauk, IL. 60552
> > (815) 498-9290 phone
> > (815) 498-9249 fax
> > http://www.thecarvingshop.com
> > jdillett at thecarvingshop.com
> > http://www.carvingmagazine.com Carving Magazine web site and Readers
Forum
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Raparee" <raparee at gmail.com>
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> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:50 AM
> > Subject: [Woodcarver] Apple
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> > > Hi Folks,
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> > > I'm going to be felling an apple tree as a favour for one of my wife's
> > > co-workers.  In exchange for the labour, I get to hang on to some of
> > > the wood.  I was wondering if anyone had carved apple wood before, and
> > > what they thought of it.  Is it a dark wood or light?
> > >
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