Milling oak

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Another question guys

 

I have 2 year old oak it hasn't been cut up just felled and the root plate removed , any ideas on the moisture content ? I was thinking around 40% , I'd be hoping to use this wood for door surrounds and joists, any ideas on the ideal moisture level for using a router on the wood

 

Cheers

 

Steve

[se7enthdevil]

i'm willing to bet that other that 6"-12" either end of the log it will still be normal green timber (whatever MC that is) throughout the log.

 

you can use a router on any moisture content.

[muttley9050]

As steve said. Log will still be green. If you want to use it for door Linings it will need to milled and seasoned until it gets to about 12 % max. My guess is its close to 50 as it stands. 40mm boards will take around 18 months to get down to this I would think.