Welshfred
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V Yes, if the timber is available, but most of what I have is too small for quarter sawing. What larger trees I have may need to be reserved for larger sawn sections or roundwood framing poles. Its all 50s planted Japanese larch, unthinned till the 90s so not many stems have reached good size. This thought had been niggling. Aiming to secure the boards at suitable intervals, prob 600mm would help keep them flat I hope, and not create gaps for wasps etc to enter the wall cavity. Concave could well be better structurally. I will look for some real world examples locally... Not cutting or building for a while yet (2019 probably) so hopefully plenty of time to work all this out. cheers!
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Thanks both. Thats all good to know. I will have some larger timber but its prioritised for other elements of the structure so hope to get the large amount of cladding done out of my commonest tree size. I would imagine boards cut from a larger log, away from the core will run a higher risk of cupping due to the grain orientation - any thoughts on mounting these, convex vs concave to the outside? I reckon convex to reduce the risk of gaps opening between boards... cheers!
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Hi, I'm hoping to mill cladding boards from larch but quite small diameter, 12inch dbh max. The boards will therefore contain heartwood, is this a problem? I've heard boxed heart can be an issue... Bit worried about warp across the board too (cupping?) or do you think this risk can be sorted with good drying and fixing? Have done a search, lots of good info but not quite what I need to know. Cheers!
