Olive Ash

[ucoulddoit]

2 hours ago, Scuttlefish said:

I technique I sometimes use to try to reduce cupping is to mill a series of grooves along the length of the board a couple of inches apart, on the underside , stopping short of the ends, about half the depth of the plank.It takes some of the inherent tension out of the board as it drys.  It works well for work tops but it might be considered sacrilege on a really good board used for a table, especially it you have a change of heart and want to reuse the boards for another project - if the your requirements change at a later date.

I’ve heard about this technique, but never tried it. Have you any before and after photos? Also wondered if the sawcuts need to be filled, or maybe thin strips of wood glued in?

 

Just re-read your post after posting the above and realise you’re cutting the grooves in the green timber? Not heard of that before, only ‘kerfing’ in dried timber. Some pics would be good.

 

Andrew

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by ucoulddoit

[AJStrees]

Sorry bit late in the conversation. Superb looking slabs there. I have milled up some fairly big but not huge ash. It seemed to dry well with no visible buckling. But then I suppose the timber had dried out some before I milled it up.