A nice wild cherry tree blew down on the farm I hunt a couple months ago and I hated to see the wood go to waste or end up as firewood. I went there this morning and cut several chunks to take home and season for later projects on the lathe.
Some pretty wood, and as usual I can't wait to see what I can do with it.
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
I rough shaped a bowl blank and mounted it on a faceplate. Still so green water was slinging out of it as it turned.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Then I remembered a youtube video I had watched about drying small pieces of green wood at home.
![Idea :idea:](./images/smilies/icon_idea.gif)
Turned it to approximate size, took it off the faceplate and took it to the house.
Weighed it - 15.2 oz.
2 minutes in the microwave - 14.3 oz
2 more minutes - 13.2 oz
2 more minutes - 12.2 oz
2 more minutes - 11.5 oz
it was starting to warp a bit, so I stopped there.
Took it back to the shop and it finished up fairly well.
![Image](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/wabi_pics/cherrybowl.jpg)
I'll let the most of it season for 9-12 months, but I might microwave dry a few small pieces for projects like game calls to see how it holds up.