07-08-2016, 11:17 AM
Two people could handle transport of my "butcher block" to the wood turner I hired. Two guys were needed to mount it vertically once the metal hardware to turn it was attached. There is (or was - I can't find it now) an image of a shield maker sitting in front of a horizontal turntable/lathe somewhere on the internet. It is from an ancient Greek pot. My block was less than 100 pounds (45kg) before turning, about 16 pounds after. We should have thinned it more, but decided not to risk starting over.
Cheryl Boeckmann
