anymanusa
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We did some trading and here is my end;
Buddy cut up three pine logs on his wood miser mill...
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I'd not stack the pile that way.
Put courses on wide side of boards w/stickers ~18". Just cover the top for good air circulation.
Put courses on wide side of boards w/stickers ~18". Just cover the top for good air circulation.
anymanusa
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The cover is makeshift since light was low and storms expected tomorrow. It'll get covered better on a dry day.
yeah definitely stack wider side down,
Don't forget white pine gets blue stain easy if not dried properly w/good ventilation.
He's not lying.
Your going to wind up with a lot of warped lumber. jmho OT
anymanusa
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Tell me why the warp would be worse with the strong side against gravity versus the weak side (flat) side. The 2x6 is much stronger tall-wise than flat-wise. How will it warp any more?He's not lying.
To keep things flat the weight of the stack needs to be acting across the weakest direction (red arrow) - there's limited benefit in having the stack weight acting across the strongest direction (blue arrow)
Most all trees when milled are stressed. It depends on the wood, lean of the tree, if any, when cut down. Milled lumber can do five things. One or more and possibly all five. Here is an excellent article on storing lumber.
https://www.intouch-quality.com/blog/wood-warping-and-how-to-prevent-itHere is another on stacking and blocking
https://www.norwoodsawmills.com/articles/stickers-and-blocking-101:-how-to-stack-and-dry-lumberJust trying to help.
OT
Thanks for the diagram Oletrapper
Using Oletrappers diagram, the most common warp I usually see are Bow, Twist and Cup which are defects on the wider side of the lumber and are best controlled by stacking lumber widest side down. A lot of pressure is needed to control cuppinh
Kink and crook (defects of the shortest side) are less common even when stacking lumber wide side down.
Using Oletrappers diagram, the most common warp I usually see are Bow, Twist and Cup which are defects on the wider side of the lumber and are best controlled by stacking lumber widest side down. A lot of pressure is needed to control cuppinh
Kink and crook (defects of the shortest side) are less common even when stacking lumber wide side down.
I always stacked crown up, but this weekend my sawyer said I should stack crown down to prevent cupping?
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