It takes about ONE year per inch of thickness to dry.
SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop. .
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Bob
That is just drying it at room temp,,, however being in a attic under constant heat and very low humidity can speed that up a little, when I am done the pieces will be some where around 3 inches square x 3 - 4 ft long .
Hope fully in a couple years it will be good to go .The ash i dried in the attic around the same size took 2 years to reach 6-7%, I do heat my garage in winter so it helps as well .
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- General George S. Patton (1885-1945)
That appears to be a 'limb'. Internal stresses may be a problem later.
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It was actually the trunk of a younger tree , the top looked to have been struck by lightning ,,,,there was some wind damage , I am{{ hoping }} the stress wont be so bad ,,,You are right on the stress part ,,it can be a pain to work around .
The grain is fairly straight with few if any knots so with any luck any checking will be fairly straight.
If I can get a few table legs out of it I will be happy.
By quartering it I hope most the checking ,,cracking,, from the heart will avoided ,,,,or at least limited .
the SS band saw was maxed out , the stock was a full 6 inches .
The saw performed flawlessly with the 3/4 blade.
Once I get it quartered I will post a few more pictures , I can only do so much at a time for a few more weeks do to the shoulder .
Seems like the attic ,, or loft ,,,,in the garage works pretty well , during the summer days it gets pretty warm and in the evening it cools off , I ,,in winter I can put the wood on the rafters above the wood stove I really think over time this removes moisture pretty evenly and the wood doesnt seem to split as bad .
I have some ash 3-4 inches thick in a old shed that has been there for three years or so and it still has a high moisture content , around 12%
Hobbyman2 Favorite Quote: "If a man does his best, what else is there?"
- General George S. Patton (1885-1945)
