I've had a stack of walnut about 5' wide and 5 ' high drying for a couple of years...checked today and it ran from 12% to about 13.6% moisture. So, I decided to start harvesting! Loaded the carryall on my tractor to the hilt. All the walnut seems nice and flat, with a little twist on a couple boards. The weight of all the cinder blocks and all the stickering might have paid off.
Now, I need to get this on the shelves in my shop where it is air conditioned about 8 hours a day.(While I am in there piddling). Sent about 16 6/4 boards through my Powermatic 20" planer and just took the outside off each side. Still have over 1 1/4" left approx. Should I go ahead and joint this stuff before I plane it? My thoughts were a rough planing on boards that were really flat. And then put up (don't know where, my shop is full, will have to make room) with stickers on my wood racks. Then with enough time, it should equalize to my shop humidity, correct? Then joint, plane and use!
Still have a stack 5' wide past my knees of 6/4 walnut that I picked out while the logs were being sawed drying. Got about another year on that stuff. Any suggestions? Here are a few of the boards. Have about 20 left...
Now, I need to get this on the shelves in my shop where it is air conditioned about 8 hours a day.(While I am in there piddling). Sent about 16 6/4 boards through my Powermatic 20" planer and just took the outside off each side. Still have over 1 1/4" left approx. Should I go ahead and joint this stuff before I plane it? My thoughts were a rough planing on boards that were really flat. And then put up (don't know where, my shop is full, will have to make room) with stickers on my wood racks. Then with enough time, it should equalize to my shop humidity, correct? Then joint, plane and use!
Still have a stack 5' wide past my knees of 6/4 walnut that I picked out while the logs were being sawed drying. Got about another year on that stuff. Any suggestions? Here are a few of the boards. Have about 20 left...