David Parker
07-10-2009, 5:51 PM
Yesterday I had a large Ash tree taken down due to Emerald Ash Borer disease. Being a new woodworker and turner, I had them leave some wood so I could attempt to make some of my own lumber and also some blanks for turning. The 3 foot trunk section looks huge when it's lying on the ground with its 27 inch diameter. Fortunately, I had them cut this trunk section in half lengthwise. This allowed me to wrestle the pieces into position today so I could mill them with my 18 inch electric chain saw (from Sears, which worked beautifully by the way). I also cut up several smaller logs for turning.
I quartered the 3 foot main trunk and ended up cutting 4 to 5 inch thick slabs of quarter sawn wood from two of the quarters. All the pieces can now fit on my 14 inch Rikon bandsaw, which has a 12 inch resaw capacity (once I build some infeed and outfeed support tables).
My questions are: Should I resaw the wood now while it's green or should I seal the ends with Anchorseal and wait for several months (or a year) for it to dry first? If I wait, will splitting be a problem? Thanks for any input.
Dave
I quartered the 3 foot main trunk and ended up cutting 4 to 5 inch thick slabs of quarter sawn wood from two of the quarters. All the pieces can now fit on my 14 inch Rikon bandsaw, which has a 12 inch resaw capacity (once I build some infeed and outfeed support tables).
My questions are: Should I resaw the wood now while it's green or should I seal the ends with Anchorseal and wait for several months (or a year) for it to dry first? If I wait, will splitting be a problem? Thanks for any input.
Dave