Walnut Haul - Advice needed

[Yellowbeard]

You guys need to get a Cant hook or Log Peavey! Makes things much easier!
Here is a few pictures of a recent stock. This is Claro walnut with birds eye maple accent with paduak.

That is some beautiful work. Not sure my grain is good enough - not nearly as clear.

I DEFINITELY need a cant hook. It's on my list of things to buy (but just did a bunch of work on the house, so later).

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[Yellowbeard]

The truck frame let go when the fat guy climbed on the log and was waiving his hat.

This LITERALLY made me laugh out loud (and then immediately screen cap the comment and send it to said fat guy).

 

[flashhole]

Glad I could bring a ray of sunshine into your otherwise dull and dreary life.

Made me laugh out loud too!!!

 

[woodenbiker]

What precautions should I take? Should I have it kiln dried?

First thing you should do is seal the end grain VERY IMPORTANT. You can do that with end grain sealer that you can buy at woodworking hobby shops, old latex paint, or even wood glue mixed with water 50/50. Just liberally brush on any of these.

As far as drying it there are several solutions. 1) you can air dry it outside. about 1 year for every inch of thickness. should be covered and stacked atleast 6 inches off the ground or better in your garage. 2) You can build a kiln. either passive solar or active with a light bulb (heat source) and a dehumidifier. This method can get you to the months or even weeks time frame. 3) have it kiln dried but is expensive and may take just as long because they wont fire a kiln that is only partialy full. meaning they will wait for other small orders to put with yours until they have a full kiln to fire.

Walnut slower is better. You will get better color in my opinion.

Dependin on how much you plan on doing this you may want to get a moisture meter.

hope this helps
Chris

 

[Yellowbeard]

First thing you should do is seal the end grain VERY IMPORTANT. You can do that with end grain sealer that you can buy at woodworking hobby shops, old latex paint, or even wood glue mixed with water 50/50. Just liberally brush on any of these.

As far as drying it there are several solutions. 1) you can air dry it outside. about 1 year for every inch of thickness. should be covered and stacked atleast 6 inches off the ground or better in your garage. 2) You can build a kiln. either passive solar or active with a light bulb (heat source) and a dehumidifier. This method can get you to the months or even weeks time frame. 3) have it kiln dried but is expensive and may take just as long because they wont fire a kiln that is only partialy full. meaning they will wait for other small orders to put with yours until they have a full kiln to fire.

Walnut slower is better. You will get better color in my opinion.

Dependin on how much you plan on doing this you may want to get a moisture meter.

hope this helps
Chris

I painted the ends the day after I unloaded the wood. When I pick up more, that's the first thing I will do.

I may try and build a solar kiln and see if I can speed things up a bit. I have a small area that faces south on the end of my house. Anyone have an opinion on the simplest/cheapest option?

Right now the stuff I cut is in my carport. Here are a couple of pictures.

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