On 9/17/11 6:14 PM, RogerT wrote:
dadiOH wrote:
Hoosierpopi wrote:
OK, I cut it down when, according to my "woodsman" neighbor, the moon
was right.

Now, since I can't find anyone with a portable mill or anyone willing
to transport and mill the logs, I thought to try and save as much as
I could reasonably expect to get on my band saw to make boards.

Question is, what do I do with the sections of tree that I've cut up/
out in opes of using them for a project?

Do I de-bark them first? How should I store the logs? Or, should I
cut them "wet?"

The tree has been down for three months or so and if I don't do
something it will be very expensive firewood.

Can they be stored outside - under some tin roofing, say? Or o they
need to be in an enclosed structure? (Hopefully not heated or air-
conditioned as there is no room in the house!

1. Cut them into boards now. If you have logs too large in diameter
for your band saw, there are rip blades for chain saws.

2. After you cut into boards, there will be very little bark, just on
the edges. Leave or remove. Treat the ends with something -
parafin, paint, even BLO - to retard moisture loss there.

3. Store outside, covered and stickered, and wait a year per inch
thickness of board.

Just curious...., what does "stickered" mean?


sticks between boards so the sir can flow.

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Froz...


The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.