[Grovenet] Help!/Gordy Linn wood

[allnutt]

A friend told me to paint (1 coat only) the ends to minimize warping or else 
it will dry too fast on the ends and have more cracks.
I don't know for sure if it helped or not because I did paint all of them 
thus giving up having a control group.
We also put a dehumidifier in the basement with the wood while it dried and 
at first we were getting about 1-2 gallons/day.

But the basement sure smelled good.

Katie  (Don't think of it as work, think of it as fun!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morelli" <jo.david at verizon.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>

>
> Be prepared to work as well!
>
> Gordon has hydraulic equipment to move the log around.  Whoever is 
> putting the boards away will be trying to keep up with that, and  Linn's 
> machine puts the boards out plenty fast.
>
> I made the mistake of trying to move them only one time as I stacked  them 
> to get them out of the way.  Because our logs were quarter sawn,  the 
> sizes varied from one board to the next.  One 1x10, one 2x8, one  4x4, 
> three 1x16, etc.  I realized that I really wanted the thickest  boards on 
> the bottom to have the most weight on them as they dry.   Because I 
> originally had put them in the final location, I got to  move each piece a 
> second time to clear the storage location, then I  got to move them one 
> more time as I placed them in the intended  stacking order.  That work 
> could have been reduced with some advance  thought.  The oak is green and 
> full of moisture, so a 2x16 - 10 was  plenty heavy.  Especially on the 
> third lift.
>
> Now to wait for it to dry.  Something like one year for each inch of 
> thickness.  Some of the boards will not be ready for a couple of  years or 
> more.  Then they need to be planed to a flat surface and  made into 
> something nice.
>
> David
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