Acacia planks

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

Hey,

 

I have two acacia planks I milled a few days ago, they are partially dry because they have been in log form for a few years.

They still seem a bit damp though, they are an inch thick. How long to dry inside my shed stacked with a spacer between them? Roughly... It's really nice wood I don't want them to spoil.

 

Thanks

[muttley9050]

Inch thick boards take a year to dry with medium airflow. With good airflow you can get this down to around 6 months, but i would still leave a year.

Wouldn't give much allowance for leaving in logs for a while, doesn't make too much difference. Buy yourself a decent moisture meter so you can check boards, and make sure your shed has good airflow. Boards would really be better off stacked in a shady spot outside with a corrugated sheet over the top.

James

Edited August 2, 2013 by muttley9050

[nepia]

Hey,

 

I have two acacia planks I milled a few days ago, they are partially dry because they have been in log form for a few years.

They still seem a bit damp though, they are an inch thick. How long to dry inside my shed stacked with a spacer between them? Roughly... It's really nice wood I don't want them to spoil.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Well worth the effort; lovely wood inside. My daughter wanted a small 'natural looking' shelf in her bedroom so I knocked this up for her. Yes I know I didn't even plane/sand out the bandsaw marks but she didn't mind.

Finished with a single light coat of Danish to show the grain; any more and the colour would have changed too much.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Robinia is a choice wood for schnapps barrels too, nice timber

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

Robinia is a choice wood for schnapps barrels too, nice timber

 

I have lots of it

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

Inch thick boards take a year to dry with medium airflow. With good airflow you can get this down to around 6 months, but i would still leave a year.

Wouldn't give much allowance for leaving in logs for a while, doesn't make too much difference. Buy yourself a decent moisture meter so you can check boards, and make sure your shed has good airflow. Boards would really be better off stacked in a shady spot outside with a corrugated sheet over the top.

James

 

Lovely thanks James.

Ill try and find a spot for them. I just want them

Now though so frustrating lol

[muttley9050]

Get as much cut as you can mate as there ain't no such thing as overseasoned wood. You will be right in years to come. Also think about spraying what you mill with something like borax or boron. I do this as a mater of course and believe many others do. Nothing worse than coming back to your seasoned timber years later to find its woodworm food..

James

[delabodge]

all depends on your end product??? if the planks are meant for outside stuff, then they obviously need less drying than planks for interior,,,,

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

Get as much cut as you can mate as there ain't no such thing as overseasoned wood. You will be right in years to come. Also think about spraying what you mill with something like borax or boron. I do this as a mater of course and believe many others do. Nothing worse than coming back to your seasoned timber years later to find its woodworm food..

James

 

Yeah I think I'm going to spend the next few weeks milling everything and stacking it out of site somewhere so I forget about it!

Hmm good idea I will have to get some and do it to the stuff I have already.

 

Shame I don't have any dry stuff for this year

[Vertigo Arb Ltd]

all depends on your end product??? if the planks are meant for outside stuff, then they obviously need less drying than planks for interior,,,,

 

Very true, but I was under the impression that you will get a nicer finish the longer you season it? True?