There is a market. There are a lot of people who don't have access to or the ability to handle large logs. It is easier for them to purchase blanks and finish turn them for galleries, gifts or whatever, especially if they don't have time too rough and dry blanks before the event. If I did it full time I could sell everything I roughed out. When I did it part time I could hardly keep up with the demand. Beware thou it is a lot of hard heavy work and you have to have several good sources to keep yourself with logs. You will also need a good kiln that will handle a lot of blanks per load, I built my own kiln. Lots of chainsaws, chainsaw chains, bowl gouges, heavy duty bandsaw, big pickup 3/4 ton or better, heavy duty flat bed trailer (to haul logs), place to store logs and that is to name some of the more expensive and challenging things needed. It is not for the faint of heart yet rewarding as heck because you are helping people, at least it was for me. I'd still be doing it if my full time business hadn't taken off and consumed my time. As for a count I sold somewhere between 1000 to 2000 per year on a part time bases. Size range 6" through 20" with the majority being 10", 12" , 14" and 16". Happy turning
