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Wood Help
Casper wrote:
I recently started cutting up some wood I have had sitting for 2 to 2-1/2 years drying. I had sealed all the open ends with anchorseal. What I am finding, aside from some very dark, modly looking spots, is that some of it may still be wet. None of the logs are larger than 5-6" in diameter. Anything I had over that size I sliced in half. So my question is why is some of this still wet? Some of it is a little punky too. I cut as much as I could and have re-sealed the ends, which are checking a bit. Are these really still wet? Is there a more effective way of drying? Am I missing some secret?? I am rather constrained by my location as to what I can store. I was hoping to cut up this wonderful 150 year old pear wood and turn/carve it this winter but after two days at the band saw, I am exhausted and quit because some is just too dense/heavy (wet?) to cut. (I borrowed my father-in-law's band saw and already jumped the blade 3 times and had to replace it once since it wore out.) I've left about a dozen logs untouched until I can find an alternate solution to drying and storage. Also, is there a product that will seal the minor checking? I hate to loose what I've already cut. Any suggestions? Any appreciated. The basic problem is the thickness. The drying rate of wood is proportional to the 1.5 power of the thickness--6^1.5 is about 14. 1 inch think lumber takes up to 365 days to dry to 20 percent moisture content depending on species, climate, and how it's stored, so worst case it could take up to 14 years to dry. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr117.pdf has lots of good information. |
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