Harvesting and drying White Oak
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4 July 2014 at 10:26 pm #59120
I have a considerable number of standing dead White Oak trees that are quite large, but not of interest to the local businesses who harvest timber. The trees have value to me beyond firewood. I’ve milled several large logs using a chain saw, hand planed them down and am quite pleased with a couple of heavy benches I’ve built for outside use. My question for this forum goes to proper drying. I have a space that would work for air drying, but the idea of bugs in the wood has me bothered. Anyone have tips or insights on how to proceed?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.10 July 2014 at 6:42 pm #59292Hi Bill,
Try this link: http://sbio.vt.edu/about/extension/vtsolar_kiln/
It’s not something I’ve done, but have read about while I researched PV Solar for my home.
I got the link from lumberjocks.com and members there seem to refer to it often..
The other useful website is http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/WoodDrying/wood_kiln.htm
They also refer to the Virginia Tech Website,Hope this gives you some ideas..
MarilynInteresting read, thanks for the links!
[quote quote=59292]Hi Bill,<br>
Try this link: http://sbio.vt.edu/about/extension/vtsolar_kiln/<br>
It’s not something I’ve done, but have read about while I researched PV Solar for my home.<br>
I got the link from lumberjocks.com and members there seem to refer to it often..<br>
The other useful website is http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/WoodDrying/wood_kiln.htm<br>
They also refer to the Virginia Tech Website,Hope this gives you some ideas..<br>
Marilyn[/quote]
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