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Storing and Curing Wood – Seasoning Timber

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How to season wood. Storing and curing wood - seasoning timber. Cabinet maker Jeff Segal shows how he'll store and cure the freshly milled plane tree, using bearers or stickers to separate the wood and allow the air to circulate.
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thank you.It nice to see all the steps.will it be covered from the sunlight.?

cooper68ns

August 30, 2010

Those are some big logs! I like wood and wood products. There's something comforting about wood.

Noel Sundby

August 31, 2010

Yes I think it is covered. Jeff has more info about this on his website
Thanks for watching and your interest

WoodlandsTV

August 31, 2010

@WOODLANDSTV thank you

cooper68ns

August 31, 2010

That storage facility looks to be a great place to air-dry wood. I would, however, suggest that you use thicker stickers for your stack. 7/8 inch is what I use because it's easiest to saw on my band mill. I have read on a wood industry website that 7/8" is as thin as one would want to go. I would definitely want to kiln dry those slabs to finish them off for furniture making later on. I built a solar kiln that holds 1500 bd/ft — perhaps you could build one too! Good luck in your pursuits.

localcrew

September 17, 2011

@localcrew Thanks for your helpful comments, and for watching WoodlandsTV

WoodlandsTV

November 7, 2011

@kfotoprm We asked Jeff's advice and he said "buy their beech kiln-dried from a reputable timber merchant and ask for advice there on the moisture content". Hope that helps and thanks for watching WoodlandsTV

WoodlandsTV

November 14, 2011

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Vasja Lar

November 20, 2011

@kfotoprm you aren't going to get much below 10% MC out doors.. to finish you need to bring the wood indoors.. and yes, 10% is too wet to make furniture with.. the ideal MC depends where you live… equilibrium with the environment is what you want, not a specific number..

MrMeanderthal

December 11, 2011

Yes, there is nothing more exciting then cutting your own lumber. I salvage my wood, don't cut any living trees but get wood from residential removals. I have 2 Walnut Trees and a Pecan tree and the walnut is cut in 54 inch slabbs about 8 inches thick. Four men cannot even pickup the slabs. Speaking of "valuble timber."

Delticola

March 14, 2012