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Shouldn't a downed tree take months-years to dry out before it's suitable for working?
by thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
Shouldn't a downed tree take months-years to dry out before it's suitable for working?
- Intermernet 4y ago2 years seems to work well where I live, but it depends on type of wood, recent weather, where you live, where you store it and many other things. I have a bunch of timber in various states of readiness for a bunch of different projects. It's a slow start, but once you've been doing it for a couple of years you will generally have something you can work with.
- rhinoceraptor 4y agoYes, it depends on the thickness of the slabs, the local climate and the initial moisture content of the wood. But, that much lumber is worth a lot of money. I think most domestic hardwoods are currently in the $5-$10 range per board foot (e.g. 12"x1"x1"). And that's rough sawn, you still need to mill that into usable pieces.
- bergenty 4y agoAt least a year but what I’ve found is a lot of trees that get downed are already dead and dried out before a storm eventually brings them down. In this case, there is no waiting. Alternatively you can take them to a kiln to get dried and the price still ends up being far below what you would pay per board foot for S2S lumber.