Jun 3, 2010 · This question gets brought up here, and a lot in personal emails. People ask about when to saw a log after felling, I always say asap. Now there are some species that will lay awhile with no degrade, but I still say asap is best. There is a …

May 22, 2012 · For smaller (9” or less) I leave in log form and just paint the ends with anchor seal. When I want to use some I cut off the piece and paint the new cut. For larger logs (10”+) I cut to length leaving 2” at each end for cracking/splitting. So a 12” diameter is cut 16” long, a 18” diameter is cut 22” long.

Nov 24, 2012 · I made some coasters from a log section which had been in my garage for 15+ years. As you commented, drying log sections takes time. In this case I put these aside and left them for a long time. Not trying to dry them per se, just ignored them. This looks like cherry. I used CA glue to help stabilize the bark and increase the adhesion to the wood.

Mar 30, 2013 · It stands a very good chance of cracking unless it's close to dry. How you buy a dry or close to dry log blank I don't know. Never tried it. You can wax the ends and wait a few years. I turned an Urn out of a green log that had been waxed and was about 2 years old. It didn't crack but then the walls were only 3/8" thick or less.

Apr 11, 2010 · If it is longer log form you can just leave it and cut away the splits when ready to cut some turning blanks. It wastes some wood but anchorseal isn't that cheap either. You could also use a couple of coats of latex paint although it is claimed to not to be as good a solution as anchorseal. As far as turning, rough turn it green and let it dry.

Dec 9, 2009 · Don't count on the standing dead trees to be air dried. As Daren wrote, they will take many years to dry in the log/tree, if they ever do. Most will rot before they dry below 20% MC. Ideally, trees are cut live, sawn right away and then the lumber is dried. That prevents staining of the lumber from moisture and less degrade.

Oct 7, 2019 · Any advice on milling logs that have been down for a long time and stacked dry not just lying on the wet ground. For backstory: I've got a bunch of mesquite logs that were cut down in the 70s or 80s and have been stacked in a barn in central Texas since. I've cut a couple of pieces just to see...

Jan 20, 2013 · 4/4 Eastern Red Cedar will dry from green down to EMC (equilibrium moisture content) in approximately 30 days if started in the summer. The same lumber, if started in November, will take around 90 days due to the cooler weather.

Oct 7, 2008 · For your situation I don't think the oven is a good idea. Case hardening for sure. The only safe way to dry wood that thick really fast is a vacuum kiln. That service is available and I could get you contact info, but it is $$$. Even a small d/h kiln is going to take weeks.

Sep 10, 2008 · Wood cracks because the outside of the tree will dry first and shrink. The inside is still wet and the same diameter as it was so something has to give, it cracks to release this stress. If you can get the inside to dry at the same rate as the outer few inches it won't crack. This is why we coat the end.