fungus nightmare! are my planks ruined?

[tommer9]

Try salicylic acid too- that works well on returning holly back to its original colour, when green still, so may be of some use here, but only seems to do anything in the early stages of drying if at all. Its a recent experiment for me, so early days with it yet.

[3dogs]

Blue stain. Not ruined just stained:thumbup:

[samiad]

spent 5 hours scrubbing, drying infront of a fire then putting them upright in my loft to dry. Hopefully will be ok now.

 

Going to plane one back today, see if its clean wood further in. I'l try and put some pics up too.

 

thanks for all your help

 

Sam

[samiad]

Could you recommend a supplier of that acid? Id like to give it a go. still green and quite damp so might work. Thanks allot.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

What about wrapping in news paper? I'll try a few in plastic too. They going in the loft tonight!

 

Leave them in the open with sunshine and a fresh breeze but protected from frost and rain. A dark loft might be worse with damp wood.

[John Barleycorn]

I thought that Horse Chestnut was a shite timber, only good for the fire.

[tommer9]

Horse chestnut is used alot in churches. Its perfectly good timber in the right place, and whats more,spiders wont go near it. I dont know what its burning qualities are.

[samiad]

I'l try some in the open, Ive only got a small backyard with a wood shelter. Im in a terraced house you see. The loft was my only option really, not ideal but it is breezy up there, a fair draft running through.

 

I heard the horse chestnut was shite too but it was a monster of an old tree that blew over, 200 years old and had some interesting patterns and colours so just thaught id give it a go. It might not be as shite as my sycamore is going to turn out! Mold not affected it much like it has the others, just one thats bad.

 

i'l get sum pics up later. keep you informed.

[samiad]

Just had a go at sanding back, see how deep the green discolouration goes.Looks like ive been lucky, only a couple of mm. will it get gradually worse and blacken or if they dry properly now will it likely stop further staining?

 

Ive attached some pics of the green yesterday and then today after a test. You can see the gap where ive sanded it back, dosent look so bad. Maybe I will be ok! Il still try the acid. ive taken a picture of them drying in my loft too.

 

Thanks to everyone that helped me out.

 

Sam