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03-06-2008, 10:09 PM
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| Member Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 72
|  I need help! 2 I just posted this in beginners, like my typing. I had to cut down a live oak in the back yard about 3 years ago.I finally got around to splitting some of the wood, I use it for barbecuing. when 1 piece looked up at me and said, I'm different! the grain is very different from red oak, I have planed it down to 1 1/2 thick, it is roughly 12 & 1/2w by 5 3/4 to 6 1/2 to 9" long. I think it looks maybe like Indiana. My question is can I use it, and if so, how can I cure it? If I cant My buddy and me will throw it in the burn box and cook a pig, If I can use it any patterns you might recommend? Tks Pep |
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03-06-2008, 10:31 PM
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| Master Scroller  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan
Posts: 2,189
| That's still pretty darn thick, take a few years to dry on a shelf. General rule of thumb is 1 yr per inch. I'd re-saw it in half, put some thin 1" strips under it and inbetween the two so they are stacked which allows some air flow. Set a cinderblock on top and let it dry for a year..the cinderblock on stickers too of course. The strips are called stickers. Don't put it on the concrete floor, set it on a shelf, even better, take it in the house, put a piece of wood in the attic and make your little sticker pile up there. The attic is the best place, it's dry, lots of air flow, generally low humidity up there. I wouldn't stack a thousand pounds in the attic, but a couple boards and a cinder block no problem at all. You'll need to plain it down again when dry, and you don't really want a fret pattern on wood thicker than 1/2" anyhow, so it'll all work out perfect. I"m sure there's lots of native patterns you can find.
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03-07-2008, 12:15 AM
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| Member Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 72
| thanks , I know its thick but I did not want to plane it down any futher untill I was able to dry it out.Very different grain in it. Thanks Pep |
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03-07-2008, 11:09 AM
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| Dino  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN
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| As Jeff explained. Good luck. Hope it works. Dean |
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03-07-2008, 01:55 PM
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| Proud Grandma  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Nebraska
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| Pep, that will be a special piece when it's ready!! Jeff you are just a fountain of knowledge!! Cathy in NE |
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03-08-2008, 10:22 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 270
| ya might wanna try puttin it inna plastic bag full of sawdust fer a bit. the sawdust helps pull out moisture without lettin it check. open and turn the dust every day to prevent mold. do this fer about a week. seal the end grain with a thick coat of latex paint first and after a week puti ti inna nice dry place. |
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