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drying wood

Falch

Falch

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not completly sure this is the right pace to ask, but it is wilderness realted, in some way!

well, i was out a week ago and chopped med a nice oak, about 9-10 inches thick, but by some reason (must have been the 3 big pine trees over the oak) it was not higher then 14 fet high, strange sight.
now, i chopped it down and split it up to decent pieces, and took it back home.
somef the pieces stayed in loggs, and some got splitt/sawed up.

the thing im wondering about is realy, how long should i dry the blanks i have cut, before using them? and the best way to do it, with not that much equipment/tools. i got about 15 blanks about 1-2 inches thick, and 8 by 4 inches long/wide. edges 90 degres to the grain sealed and all.

anyone have any suggestions?
 
I put the wood I want to use in a cupboard in the shed , and forget it for a few years ... its always a nice suprise to find stuff I once thought was worth keeping ::)

I think its said to be a good idea to seal the ends of the grain to stop the stuff splitting , I dont , my wood dosent usually split ...
 
If you want to speed up the process, put it in the trunk of your car :) As mentioned by Myal, make sure you seal the endgrain, I like to use varnish.
 
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