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crack in blank

  1. Jamie Straw

    Cracks in maple blank...how to assess

    The maple blank below had no cracks in it after I took it off the bandsaw and mounted it to the lathe. It's fairly dense (for BLM). I stopped a few times as I was to knocking the corners off. While adjusting the tool rest the last time, I noticed the two cracks in the picture. I'm thinking...
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