Hi Roy,

 > I saw a program on telly about this quite a while ago - a
 > woodturning mob (a company or a school, I can't recall) found
 > that if they microwaved (as in microwave oven) newish timber,
 > it would become well-behaved timber, just as if it had been aged,
 > and could be safely lathed into bowls or table legs or whatever.
 > I don't think I'll find a microwave oven around here that can
 > take 2 metre planks, though...

If you take the back off the microwave and cut a hole in the back of the
cooking chamber and "fix" the door interlocks you should be able
to slide the plank in, you would be best with multiple passes to even out
the drying.

BTW I saw a similar program and the advice was not to try it at home there
may be a missing step.

Regards, Malcolm.


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