What to use on freshly chopped pine?

[HeliGav]

Hi guys,
Just got a load of pine logs that a friend has just chopped down, whats the best way to tackle these, I've seen blanks in axminister with the bark stripped and the ends dipped in what appears to be wax.

Do I need to strip the bark? whats the easiest way?

What should I use to cover the ends? or the full log?

A quick crash course would be great and where the best place to buy is for sealing them.

Thanks

 

[tobytools]

Just paint the ends. Don't take bark off as it may make the log dry to fast and split. If stripping the bark of a log I use either an axe or a draw knife

Not a fan of pine myself.

TT

 

[bellringer]

Burn it

 

[Vic Perrin]

Hi guys,
Just got a load of pine logs that a friend has just chopped down, whats the best way to tackle these, I've seen blanks in axminister with the bark stripped and the ends dipped in what appears to be wax.

Do I need to strip the bark? whats the easiest way?

What should I use to cover the ends? or the full log?

A quick crash course would be great and where the best place to buy is for sealing them.

Thanks

I would not bother doing anything with it other than using it for practice turning wet wood. The wood is almost featureless, but I have seen some wet pine bowls turned very thin that when it dried it moved into some fantastic shapes, these were then coloured and ended up looking really good.

Regards

Vic

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

+1...use for practice but be prepared to invest in a sap cleaning kit for everything in your workshop within an 8 foot radius of the lathe as it will be covered in sticky, difficult to shift resin. You might find its ability to exist in its gaseous form (smoke) a preferable approach!

 

[tobytools]

A good bit of advice if your turning green /wet wood choose harder woods, laburnum, cherry, apple, box, holly ect ect anything with a bit of character. Yew is beautiful
As mentioned pine is verry sappy.

Stay away from fresh monkey puzzle logs. Just trust me.
Lovley wood tho.
TT

 

[procell]

Keep your eyes open on your travels. with all the recent storms there is plenty of hardwood logs to be had. The main investment will be time waiting for them to season. I agree that the pine is best used for practice.

 

[Roger C]

Hi seal the log ends with PVA paint, Wood glue or wax and leave the bark on. Turn a piece as i dont think there is so much resin as the temperature has not risen that much and the sap flow is low. As for monkey puzzle if you can get some take it lovely stuff to turn. Regards Roger

 

[MMUK]

Stay away from fresh monkey puzzle logs. Just trust me.

Sounds like fun. Do tell, Toby :lol: