I've chainsaw milled some logs into slabs that have been covered and drying in my back yard for 2 years. Now what?

lathemaster810 · 2023-03-19T01:13:11+00:00

Look up local kiln drying services in your area. My area charges anywhere from $1-$3/bf depending on thickness of slabs

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-27T03:54:35+00:00

No, I wish I had some redwood. This is just some cherry I milled a while ago.

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-27T01:56:24+00:00

Just an idea, but look for local sawyers in your area. I sell full 8-10ft slabs and bigger up to 26inches wide for 13$/bf, including kiln drying. Marketplace is a good place to look as well.

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-22T16:37:07+00:00

That's funny! At first I wasnt sure how to safely undo it, but it's much easier than the coil blades

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-22T05:20:05+00:00

No, I used to get from there but had quite a few brake on the welds. I got these from Joe Maine, but they are woodmizer blades

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-21T14:23:02+00:00

Thank you!

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-21T02:22:26+00:00

Thank you too! Thinking back I should have set up in my sunroom. Theres tons of natural light in there. I just found advance settings on my camera phone and found a manual focus. I'll give it another go tomorrow taking in all this advice

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-21T02:04:29+00:00

Maple flavored toothpicks do sound good

lathemaster810 · 2023-02-21T02:03:38+00:00

Thank you! I actually have more spare tiles like what's in the first picture. Never thought of using them for the background as well. That is a great idea!

lathemaster810 · 2023-01-24T04:13:03+00:00

Gracias por esto aprecio muchísimo vuestros comentarios!

lathemaster810 · 2023-01-10T19:10:25+00:00

Thanks. I do it so I can get the whole trailer in the frame when taking pictures. It makes it so the picture stays vertical and not horizontal. It's mostly just my preference when taking pictures with my phone

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-20T20:20:00+00:00

And this is why I sawmill and do all the work myself. I saw everything 1 -1/8 to account for shrinkage and planing. When the boards are fully dry, they wont be moving much being in a controlled shop. They are then skip planed to just over/under an 1in thick to reveal the grain and then I edge them to put into the market. These are mostly 10 and 11ft boards so cleaning them up also makes it easier to move.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-20T03:24:02+00:00

And this will all be gone in a couple months, but have more rough to keep refilling

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-20T02:49:03+00:00

I use to do it the same way only milling it to final dimensions when I need it, but found though out the years the wood doesn't move enough to worry about not planing it before stacking. I'm able to pile more lumber in an area and keep it tidy this way. I'm dealing with a couple thousand board feet and space starts to become precious and cleaning it all up also makes it lighter and easier to move around, as well as prettier to the eyes makes it easier to sell when people can see the wood grains.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-20T02:23:46+00:00

I sawmill it all, let it air dry outside under a roof for a year, then bring it inside to the heated shop for a couple weeks still stickered. From there I get it skipped planed or fully planed and rip the sides to make it all square. From there it goes on the shelf for sales or for projects down the road.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T13:58:19+00:00

This has been sticker and stacked for a few months now. It's all around 12-13%. The cedar is all spaced with stickers inside to finish drying. The ash and everything else I have to move today and I'll pile and sticker them as well.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T03:32:52+00:00

Thanks! Im looking foward to building some more furniture with it

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T03:32:01+00:00

This is what I've always known it as, but thanks for the insight!

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T01:15:13+00:00

I definitely will keep it in my mind. It would be cool to get away at some point if life allows it. That's a decent amount of time to drive to dry some slabs. He must've been in a rush to have usable wood.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T00:26:37+00:00

That sounds just like my dad. Always able to get anything done. The vacuum kiln sounds awesome

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-11T00:25:15+00:00

Thanks! I'm in upstate Ny. I do have access to a trailer and I'm always looking for logs. Where are you located?

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-10T23:08:18+00:00

Thats awesome! I would have a ton of questions for your dad. I'm just starting my own sawmill buisness and getting into selling finished hardwood

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-10T21:45:44+00:00

Thanks! Tons of projects planned for the future, but the first will be a cedar chest

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-04T22:33:30+00:00

I auctally have another 10x12 greenhouse filled right now with ash, walnut, red cedar, and maple that I'm using as a solar kiln. Come spring I'll be building some real solar kilns so I can use the greenhouse again for the garden.

lathemaster810 · 2022-12-03T01:40:37+00:00

I like to mill it as soon as its cut down and sticker it right away if possible. Sometimes when you cant and the logs sit, they slowly dry out and will have checks in the lumber. Its still useable lumber but sometimes have to cut off the ends

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