buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
Y’all make me want a mill.
Who says?? Only time I've ever seen any staining is from NOT using DRY stickers!at this moment, the only short logs I have are walnut, and that is no good for stickers (staining).
According to the guys at a couple of hardwood mills I've toured, to prevent staining use stickers from the same species as the boards.at this moment, the only short logs I have are walnut, and that is no good for stickers (staining). Stickers are good practice for me at the moment, and I am using top growth logs for this.
Well, if the walnut stickers are dry, but the freshly-milled lumber is wet. . .Who says?? Only time I've ever seen any staining is from NOT using DRY stickers!
They need to be dry...
SR
I build a 2x frame and put sacrificial pallets underneath.I still have to make a landing zone for boards to dry, I will probably start with a couple pallets nailed into a platform, and cover the stack with roof tin for now.
Dry walnut stickers, fresh milled lumber, not a problem.Well, if the walnut stickers are dry, but the freshly-milled lumber is wet. . .
But I don’t own a planer . . . Yet. . .I use wet pine stickers on pine all the time.
I have used dry pine stickers with Red oak slabs with no problems. Planers remove lots of sticker sins.
hugs, Brandi
I know what you mean. I'm starting to think that sawmilling is like owning a tractor... the initial purchase is just a down payment.But I don’t own a planer . . . Yet. . .
Today I cut 8 boards 10’x10”x1”, three 10’x4”x1” boards, about 4 gallons of sawdust, and a bunch of offcut slabwood.I know what you mean. I'm starting to think that sawmilling is like owning a tractor... the initial purchase is just a down payment.
Now I need to pour a slab and get a building built for the mill and have someplace to dry and store the lumber. Right now I'm just trying to clean up the odds and ends of logs I have lying around so that I can take the mill apart and put it into storage for the winter.
Today I sawed out a basswood log I bought a year ago. It mostly went into 2x31/2 inch lumber, hopefully it will work well as framing for my ice shack.