I know just hang it out the window :monkey:
But seriously folks,
Ive been milling up a lot of White Ash at 1 inch thick for a kitchen I need to build. I try and mill any thing 10 inch's in diameter or larger and like to keep the length 6 to 8 feet just because drying space in my shop is limited. My question is how thin can I CSM and still get good results air drying? I have been lucky enough to find a few logs that have some good solid looking crotches. The first one I milled turned out some really beautiful grain that I plan on making panels out of for some raised panel doors. This got me thinking I sure wish I would have milled the crotch at 3/4" or even 5/8" to get a finished panel around 1/2". I could have got a few more boards, not to mention turning all the beautiful grain into planer shavings.
So can I mill 5/8" crotch and or burls and get them to air dry and still be usable? Any tricks in the drying process?
But seriously folks,
Ive been milling up a lot of White Ash at 1 inch thick for a kitchen I need to build. I try and mill any thing 10 inch's in diameter or larger and like to keep the length 6 to 8 feet just because drying space in my shop is limited. My question is how thin can I CSM and still get good results air drying? I have been lucky enough to find a few logs that have some good solid looking crotches. The first one I milled turned out some really beautiful grain that I plan on making panels out of for some raised panel doors. This got me thinking I sure wish I would have milled the crotch at 3/4" or even 5/8" to get a finished panel around 1/2". I could have got a few more boards, not to mention turning all the beautiful grain into planer shavings.
So can I mill 5/8" crotch and or burls and get them to air dry and still be usable? Any tricks in the drying process?