Storing Wood

[oregoncarver]

We have friend who are taking down a maple tree and I get as much of the wood as I want, they will have some sections cut into 4 and 6 ft length for me. This will be way more wood than I can use up fast, what is the best way to store the wood until I can get to it for carving?

Thanks
Arthur

[oregoncarver]

This has not been debarked at this time, I guess I'll have to start working on that this weekend and get a bunch of wax.

Thanks
Arthur

[CarverFromNoWhere]

WHOA! sawdust who told you this? not the best idea that will cause mold like mad. Instead of wax go to a cheap paint store and get some of the $1 gallons of mistinted oil base, sometimes wallmart or menards will have some dent and bent or mistints cheap, seen it at home deopt also. Seal the ends after it has been debarked, when we get logs for our mill we use the inexspensive paint and color code the logs by specie . Let it sit someplace slighty warm and with air flow keep it out of the rain and snow if ya get snow don't get it to hot and dry to fast or it can check and split like crazy.
Carl

[dicktilley20]

Uff Da!

Wise words and a spend thrift!

Waste not, want not!

dick

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Well put Dick, who had posted the sawdust pack idea? they deleted the post I would still like to know about where ya heard that from and what it is suposed to do?
Carl

[ElWoodTroll]

The advice was a considered reply in response to a query concerning shrinkage in green wood from a gentleman who has been storing, carving, and turning wood for more than 25 years (that's longer than some of us have been around Carl). The gentleman does live west of the 100th Meridian where shrinkage not mold is the main concern, I apologize for my quick reply. I realise now that we don't all live in the dust bowl

[oregoncarver]

Thank you everyone for the inputs. I picked up the wood yesterday and now need to haul it to my shop which is at a home on the Oregon coast for storage and use over Christmas break and next summer. I got several peices 4 - 6 ft long and 20" dia and then a bunch of shorter stuff. Should be a great time carving this wood, I have been practicing on things like Alder and Hemlock that I have lots. Now to seal it and haul it.

Thanks again
Arthur

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Thanks for the clearing up Elwood, I know I came on strong but I just have never heard of doing that before. I have though heard of soaking wood down with linseed oil and wrapping it up in many trash bags to stop shrinkage and let it dry really really really slow. But if Arthur as his name implies lives in Oregon, stuffed with sawdust could be a disaster. The best option is really to cut the trees during the dorment period winter normaly, and then have them milled right away. Those could take quite a while to dry at 20" that is pretty big.
Carl

[ElWoodTroll]

Yup and he lives on the wet side of the mountains (seriously wet)