2010年6月3日 · 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 …

2012年5月22日 · 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”+) …

2012年11月24日 · 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 …

2013年1月20日 · 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 …

2019年10月7日 · 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 …

2009年12月9日 · 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% …

2010年4月11日 · 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 …

2013年3月30日 · 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 …

2008年9月10日 · 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 …

2014年2月5日 · Wax the clean cut end grain with anchor seal , log shield or the like, including where smaller branches have been trimmed off . Leave the bark on:yes: Lay off the ground in …