chippy
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Good point. Being so dense, I can't see large logs seasoning in just a year. Might have to give it a miss. Lacking enough experience with saligna to know how long it would take, how it would react, etc. I heard the dehumidifying kilns prefer the wood as green as possible and tend to have some gentle yet fast drying schedules so if the house building people think it might be a good idea, then I'll call around and see how stoopid an idea the kiln guys think it is.
I have been experimenting with air-drying the 4x1 lumber a wee bit. It's only a gut feeling at this stage but I think the stack that was left NOT fillet stacked for a year seems to have less degrade (at this stage). I'll fillet that stack in the next few weeks and check it again next Summer and compare with the stack that was filleted straight off the mill
g'Day drifter. Yeah blame it on me. Thanks for the suggestion. I've had good results using up a big container of PVA glue for the end sealing of logs before milling. Still get some checking though, in gum especially, but not too major.
No chance you could season anything longer than 300 mm in a year by air drying, even then it will still be around 18 to 25%MC. To be seasoned properly you'd want 12% (can't get it any drier than that here) to 14%.
If your talking lumber lengths of around 6mtrs about 7 to 10 years for air drying or you could put sprinklers on it and speed up the drying process and control it better to. Also if you submerge your logs in water for 3 months they'll be pretty dry in 12months, far better than air drying.