Richard Raffan shows how to find and eliminate splits whilst cutting a turning blank.

[@DancingFox6]

Of all of the things you’ve showed us on TH-cam I think finding a way to cut splits and bad areas away, leaving solid, usable turning wood is certainly near the top in helpfulness. I’m not in a position to shop for seasoned blanks and depend on trees and pieces of wood that nice people bring to me. I hate to let them down by not making good use of at least part of the wood. Your videos are brilliant.
Thank you.

[@johnnyb95678]

I cut out a number of blanks this past weekend and used your technique and have some nice split free blanks to turn. Thank you!

[@glencrandall7051]

Excellent advice. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂

[@clarencemeyers9078]

you are a bandsaw MASTER!!!

[@markduggan3451]

Great information. Thank you.

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Richard.

[@peterburley2086]

Richard could I ask your advice on bandsaw blades for reducing dry, well seasoned tree parts(branches, trunk parts) plus what you are doing in this video. It’s a matter of width, tooth pitch and metal type. It was one of your early books that started me on this hobby, however time has not permitted me to indulge myself too much until recent retirement and the investment in some upgrading of tools. Thanks for your continuing instruction.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I use ½" and ¾" flexiback blades with three teeth per inch. This silky oak is at least ten years dry, hence the distortion.

[@peterburley2086]

@ thanks Richard most helpful.