drying

  1. wmslayton

    Baseball Bat: How do I cut the Maple log and dry the bat blanks?

    Got a nice Maple log last weekend that I think can produce about six baseball bats? Questions: 1) Is one type of Maple better than another for baseball bats? 2) Is there a particular way I should “remove” the bats from the log? 3) How do I dry to prevent warping and twisting? Probably enough...
  2. Mark Gottesman

    Anyone tried drying wood in a microwave?

    I have a Black (Wild) Cherry tree that just came down. Thinking of trying to use some to build a Ukulele. Anyway, I plan to try and split or saw off some thin slabs, and if that works then sticker and weight them down. Small enough to keep inside on a shelf. Plan to melt wax over the ends...
  3. K

    wood drying when

    This may need to be combined with my previous thread of "wood drying", but it is a parallel subject. After getting responses on the previous thread and being a bit "green" myself, I got to wondering if there is a chart somewhere that says for example, white oak is best cut and dried during this...
    • kclark
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    • drying wood
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    • Forum: Wood
  4. K

    wood drying

    How long (I know you can't say for sure) does it usually take for lumber to air dry once it has been milled. I am looking a having some trees milled and didn't know how long that I would have to store them before I could actually use them. I have poplar, oak and maple that I am looking at milling.
    • kclark
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    • drying wood
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    • Forum: Wood
  5. Mark Gottesman

    Home made turning and drying equiptment link.

    Ran across this in the Yahoo Shopbuilttools forum. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvfotog/4665787621/in/set-72157624195341926/ interesting.
  6. Flute Maker

    DNA Drying Method

    On the dna drying method is straight dna? Are there any specifics as to how long something is to stay in it? For instance if you have an eight inch long mallet ...big end maybe 4" or 5" thick and the handle tapers down to 1 1/2" or so how long should it stay in? Then after dna bath just sit...
  7. J

    Air drying question

    I am buying about 600 bd ft of green lumber (oak and cypress) from a sawmill and taking it back to a building I own (miles away from my shop) for storage and drying. I will sticker it right, but will not have much air movement. This building has ceilings about 15' high, cement block walls...
    • joec
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    • air drying question
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    • Forum: Wood
  8. crokett

    DNA Method For Drying A Bowl

    This is admittedly a very small sample but... a 12" green polar bowl and a 10" green poplar bowl soaked in DNA a few weeks ago are both just about dry and ready to finish. A green 8" walnut bowl that was nonetheless not nearly as wet as the poplar was turned last week and not soaked in DNA. I...
  9. J

    Drying OAK

    I have dozens of 9-12 foot OAK boards straight from the sawmill. I currently have them stacked with stickers (also OAK) in my unheated garage. Since I don't have access to a kiln, how should I dry these boards, and how long should it take? I did coat each end with latex paint as advised in...
    • JeffKeith
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    • drying oak
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    • Forum: Wood
  10. Gofor

    Stickers for wood drying

    I currently have several stacks of different species of wood air drying. Most of it is stickered with 1 1/4" spacers ( I had a lot of old deck balusters from a deck expansion project). Pine seems to be drying fine, but the cherry, sweet gum and oak are starting to check (i.e. split on the...
  11. Ehardin

    Drying Bowls...

    I have a question about drying bowls using denaured alcohol..... My problems is that I roughed out a pecan bowl and soaked it in DA for 24 hours and let it air dry and noticed some slight surface cracks forming... Did I not let it soak long enough? too long? or are surface cracks a norm??:dontknow:
  12. 6

    experience with air drying pecan?

    Does anyone have experience air drying pecan? I have about 350 bf of 1 x from 6-18" by 8 feet. We sawed it last week and it is now stacked (with stickers) in a shed. Should we have it kiln dried? Does it check and warp a lot. Any advice would be helpful.
    • 63nova383
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    • air drying experience pecan
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    • Forum: Wood
  13. red

    Air Drying Lumber Shorts Need Help

    Hey All I re-sawed a bunch of lumber from some tree's I cut clearing my building lot. I want to dry this wood to make some small projects when dry. My question is; can I air dry these shorts standing on edge as in the photo up in my attic (I will have a sticker under to keep them off the...
    • red
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    • air drying lumber shorts
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    • Forum: Wood
  14. J

    drying wood

    Can anyone tell me where I can get wood dried in a kiln. I have 4 walnut posts for a custom bed but it's full of moisture and have no idea where to take it. HELP!
  15. S

    Drying and sanding LDD bowls

    Hi all, I am looking for people using the LDD (Liquid Dish Detergent) soaking method on their turnings. What I am most interested in is their strategies and routines for drying and sanding. Do you wait for a certain amount of time before sanding? Do you sand right after you do the file cuts...
  16. L

    Kiln Drying - Thanks

    Back in October I posted a note on this forum looking to locate someone who could dry my white oak for me. Well, Kyle Edwards contacted me and offered to run the wood through his kiln. Yesterday I drove up to Iron Station to collect the finished product. The wood looks great! Kyle is a great...
    • LimeyUSA
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    • drying kiln
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    • Forum: Wood
  17. NCTurner

    Drying Pine Pitch

    I know I have seen it posted before, but what is the heat cycle for drying pine pitch?
    • NCTurner
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    • drying pine pitch
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    • Forum: Wood
  18. timf67

    drying roughed bowls?

    okay, so two weeks ago while spending thanksgiving in the mountains I turned a rough bowl from some wet pear (not sure what species of pear). I was really excited about it since it has some interesting color and grain patterns. I wrapped it up in a paper bag and brought it back to charlotte to...
  19. LeftyTom

    BLO Not Drying

    I used a foam brush to wipe BLO on three cauls I made out of oak. After 5 mins, I wiped off any excess. 24hrs later, I touch the wood, and see BLO on my fingers. I wiped them down a second time, and 12 hours later, BLO still comes off on touch. My workshop is in my basement, which is dry and...
  20. PChristy

    Air drying question

    I have had three RO boards air drying for about a year now under my deck - Stickered and they have plenty of air flow - I checked them the other day with a MM and the top of the board ranged anywhere from 7-9 on MC and I was wondering what the bottom of the boards checked so I turned the top one...
    • PChristy
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    • air drying question
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Wood

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