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How to Turn a Piece of Firewood on a Lathe – Spindles

And one last thing: think about the proximity to the stove where you’ll eventually need the firewood.

Firewood can be quite heavy and if you carry it by hand, it can be a lot of work to have enough firewood in the house. Try to keep the distance between your firewood shelter and the stove to a minimum. You may benefit from having two separate firewood racks: a larger one outside and a smaller one inside.

You can stack your firewood outdoors and cover it with a tarp or a special protective fabric. Get a firewood shelf or find some other way to elevate your firewood to prevent it from being in contact with the wet soil. Stacking the firewood directly on to ground will make it the bottom of the stack rot and therefore harder, even impossible to burn.

Unfortunately some people don’t respect laws or even social norms and therefore you may need to keep your firewood monitored. It may be hard to notice your firewood disappearing if it is pilfered only a few pieces at a time, especially if you have a big pile of firewood out there. If this is an issue, storing the firewood indoors or building a secure firewood shed can be the answer. Spending a bit of time planning on how to store your firewood can save you time, labor and money!

With the cost of hardwood these days, it can be prohibitive to turn anything on a lathe let alone practice. Many beginning turners and even the experienced move to the firewood pile for turning wood. While the practised turners will have little trouble mounting the wood, beginners need a couple of hints to get started.

A lot of firewood will come in sixteen inch lengths and will be spilt in halves or quarters of the log. For spindle practice select a quarter log about three inches on a side with no splits on the end. If there are small splits they can be dealt with in the shop. Cutting an inch off the ends will generally get rid of the small splits in a quarter section of log. If it does not, cut off another inch or get another piece of wood from the firewood pile.

As you examine the face of the quarter log you will realize that you can get about a two inch turning square from the quarter. For all intents and purposes divide the width of the quarter (three inches) by three and multiply by two. If you have a bandsaw you can cut the waste away to leave a rough square or it can be done laboriously with a hand saw. This is not a good cut to do at the table saw.

Another option is to remove the waste at the lathe. Starting at the corner of the section measure in an inch and up an inch on each end. This will give the centers of the two inch square. At the wood lathe choose one end for the headstock and the other for the tail. While you do, take time to sit back, smell the fresh wood, breathe the clean air, listen for the sound of birds or other wildlife, and read your favorite poem.

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