[Homestead] Portable saw mill

Don Bowen KI6DIU don.bowen at earthlink.net
Sat Oct 6 09:53:18 EDT 2007


At 10/5/2007, you wrote:
>Getting the wood is just part of the deal, you either learn to build
>with it green or you learn to dry it. Either way you need to seal the
>end of the log right after  you cut it . Anchorseal works great for
>this https://www.uccoatings.com/prod_anchorseal.php . Sealing the
>ends helps stop the checking (cracking) as it drys so even if you are
>going to use it green having the end sealed is a good thing.

Painting the ends with cheap or free miss mixed paint from the hardware 
store works just as well and costs a lot less.

>You can sticker it and dry it too. Lumber takes a year per inch to
>dry. A year an inch, so a 2x4 will be ready in 2 years.  If it's cut
>too thin the checking & warping can be worse. The times can be
>shortened a bit with some drying technology (there are solar dryer
>designs out there).

You have to turn a stickered pile every so often.  And in some woods you 
have to be careful what wood is udes for the stickers.



Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up                       KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com


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