ike Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I just went to the saw mill today and they were cutting white oak .and I got 80 ft of 1X8 lumber. Its green so I will have to let it dry for next year, and then plain oit down to 1/2 in" I have about 20 ft of walnut and 12 ft. of Cherry ready to be planed. I will be caught up on ;my scroll saw next week and plain it then, tthe wood is not drying right this year too much rain and humidity. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Ike, send your wood to me.. It has been over 100 degrees here for a long time and No rain in sight. the humity is 7 percent. If it dryout as fast as my grass is, you could use it by next week Dick heppnerguy WayneMahler and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Always enjoy hearing when some gets a nice load of fresh wood. The only problem I have with it, is as I walk by it, I already know what is going to be. Guess the point has a lot to do with Patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 That would be nice, I have some wood that hsa been drying for a year and it is still at 15% and I want *% We have had 3 days with out rain in the last month and it is to be raining tomorrow I have walnut , cherry, maple and this oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 I just went to the saw mill today and they were cutting white oak .and I got 80 ft of 1X8 lumber. Its green so I will have to let it dry for next year, and then plain oit down to 1/2 in" I have about 20 ft of walnut and 12 ft. of Cherry ready to be planed. I will be caught up on ;my scroll saw next week and plain it then, tthe wood is not drying right this year too much rain and humidity. I'm thinking that they bury a water damaged cell phone in rice.How about burying your wood in rice to pull out the moisture? Just a though passing by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Ike Do you have the capabilities of having fans blow on the stack? That always helped when I was trying to dry wood. I also had plans for a solar kiln at one time. If I can locate them I will send them to you. Here is the url for the solar kiln. I have been thinking about building one of these next year. http://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/lumber/wood-magazine-solar-kiln/ Edited July 7, 2015 by kywoodmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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