I live in the south Asheville area and have a couple of questions about drying walnut slabs.
Just yesterday had a few slabs of walnut cut for me for a future table. 2 12 quarter, 1 8 quarter, and one 4 quarter. The slabs are around 24 inches in width x 9ft in length. Very nice wood. The two 12 quarter boards are book matched and center cut. Right now I have them sitting on a couple of sawhorses as I just painted some Anchorseal on the ends. The log was just brought down as there is very little checking on the ends.
My question is, does anyone know of a good kiln in the area (Asheville) for me to have these baby's dried. And what would be a price to pay. And is there anything I could or should do other than stickers between boards that might help stop the wood from any cupping that might happen before, during or after drying.
Thanks for any advice, these are going to turn into quite a tabe so I want to do it right.
Just yesterday had a few slabs of walnut cut for me for a future table. 2 12 quarter, 1 8 quarter, and one 4 quarter. The slabs are around 24 inches in width x 9ft in length. Very nice wood. The two 12 quarter boards are book matched and center cut. Right now I have them sitting on a couple of sawhorses as I just painted some Anchorseal on the ends. The log was just brought down as there is very little checking on the ends.
My question is, does anyone know of a good kiln in the area (Asheville) for me to have these baby's dried. And what would be a price to pay. And is there anything I could or should do other than stickers between boards that might help stop the wood from any cupping that might happen before, during or after drying.
Thanks for any advice, these are going to turn into quite a tabe so I want to do it right.