Heres a walnut for ya smokin

[Bocefus78]

Its at least worth a phone call

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[smokinj]

Its at least worth a phone call

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The tree is really in Anderson not Muncie double trunk and fence in back yard and atlest 8 leaders...lol

 

[Bocefus78]

hmmmm.....PASS!

 

[smokinj]

hmmmm.....PASS!

He had it under Anderson no takers so Now hes relisted it under Muncie. Think Those two where we been working will do me for this season.

 

[mywaynow]

If you cut a plank from a dead tree, do you have to paint the whole board to keep it from checking?

 

[Mmaul]

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[Thistle]

If you cut a plank from a dead tree, do you have to paint the whole board to keep it from checking?

No,just the end grain & any knots,burls or irregular grain to slow down the rate of drying..There's still quite a bit of water in dead trees of a decent size.The first log I milled was a from a giant standing Red Elm I dropped in Nov. 1993.Dont know what the moisture content was,the tree had been dead over a year with all of the bark gone from branches & most from the trunk.But it had to be at least 30%.The tops & branches up to 10" were already bone- dry & ready to burn.

 

[smokinj]

If you cut a plank from a dead tree, do you have to paint the whole board to keep it from checking?

Depends on what Iam making. Guitar bodys kiln drye for example..... Everything but the middle is coated in wax. Even the dugouts are wax.