Carpentry and Woodworking - PRESERVING FRESH CUT WOOD
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08-28-01, 06:59 PM
MY HUSBAND CUTS TREES AND HE HAS NICE SLICES OF WOOD FROM THE TRUNK OF THE TREE. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU PRESERVE THE WET PIECE OF WOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TABLETOPS
mrmojo
08-29-01, 04:35 AM
hi i have made many many of these tables my friend works as a tree surgeon.i have tried a lot of differant ways and about all i have found is you have to let them dry out before you even start.i have been drying mine by stacking them outside off the ground and with room between them for the air to circulate about a month or so in the summer.if you find a better way i sure would like to hear it,sometimes get really nice pieces and dont want to wait but i found out about that when i first started
fewalt
08-31-01, 06:18 AM
necimarie,
Lumber mills, furniture makers, and bowl turners apply a paint/sealer to the end-grain of green wood that lets the wood dry more slowly. But this isn't very practical with 'rounds'. Mrmojo's advice on stacking outside in a covered environment is probably best. Unfortunately, you are at nature's mercy and you may only get a small percentage of workable rounds that don't crack severely.
fred
Lumber mills, furniture makers, and bowl turners apply a paint/sealer to the end-grain of green wood that lets the wood dry more slowly. But this isn't very practical with 'rounds'. Mrmojo's advice on stacking outside in a covered environment is probably best. Unfortunately, you are at nature's mercy and you may only get a small percentage of workable rounds that don't crack severely.
fred