bman
ArboristSite Member
I have a bunch of doug fir I cut into 8x8 timbers. I noticed that when I milled the the logs some of the cants with in 24 hours developed areas of a black fungus and when I milled into 8x8s those areas persisted. This week I finished/planed some of the timbers and noticed that where the fungus occured it has discolored the wood deeper than my 1/8 planer passes can remove. Is this something that will affect the integrity of the wood as it is being used for a timber frame house? The fungus stains run along a difininte demarcation line in the grain of the wood. After planing I applied some boiled linseed oil to try and slow the loss of moisture and preserve the color of the unaffected areas. Will the linseed oil help keep the fungus in check? Will the fugus stop once the timbers are dry? Thnx Bman