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Wood turning lathe. I made a cone shaped thing about 4 inches across from fresh cut cherry. Next day it started to crack. What do i do ?

Do i need to lock the moisture inside with a sealer or paint or something ?

I dont want it to crack and i dont want to dry it for a year.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago
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    you need to either air dry or kiln dry your lumber

    the fact that you don’t want to dry it doesn’t matter, it needs to be done

    you cannot lock in the moisture with a top coat, as the moisture tries to escape it will lift the finish off

  • c_kayak_fun
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Cherry has a tendency to crack, and there is not much you can do about it.

  • XTX
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    all of what you do not want is exactly what happend with fresh cut wood of any tree ....

  • boy boy
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    that was your mistake ...you cannot turn green wood ...period

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