• Machinist@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Rock and Roll!

    What cheap woods are the most impact resistant for splintering and splitting?

    What is the best way to cure wood to prevent splitting without a kiln? Slap a heavy coat of latex paint on a log/burl/root and let it sit 6mo/year?

    What are the most machinable hardwoods? (In particular as regards tearout, warping, and tolerance of thin sections)

    In your opinion, what is an available underappreciated or interesting wood to work?

    • Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca
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      10 hours ago

      I’ve had a burl with the ends coated in truck box liner spray for almost a year. I’m cracking into it this winter to make a bathroom sink for my house. It hasn’t seemed to crack at all. It’s in a storage shed. Protected from the elements. It will be interesting to see what’s inside.