Resaw Red Oak ?

[Alan Greene]

I resawed some Red Oak this morning and it had a lot of stress in it. Since I am new to resawing large widths of wood I want to know if I have done the right thing. When I had resawn 2 3/4 inch boards out of some 8/4 oak the last piece curled quite a bit. So I stickered all the wood and figured it was best to let it sit for a day before planing it down to finished size (1/2). Is this right or should I go ahead and take it down to 1/2 inch now?

Thanks for the help

[Philip Rodriquez]

Sticker it and let it sit for as long as possible (2 weeks would be great). You want the moisture content to equalize before you complete the milling process.

I had this happen with some bookmatched birdseye maple panels. The boards sprung apart when I resawed them. I should have given them more time to acclimate to my shop… I was able to let them sit for a few weeks and they turned out okay.