(Gloat) Look at what I got for $90.90

[Jim Ketron]

I think I got a great deal with this haul!:D heres some Pics .
The first pic is 1st load of poplar I forgot to take a pic of the 2nd load.
The next pic is the whole load I need to cut some stickers and restack the load
and put some roofing felt on top with some blocks on top. Now I have to build my solar kiln! hope I can do it in the next coup of weeks!
The last pic is some free boards they threw in its 11 pc of white oak. They look good! check out the purple streaks in the poplar below the white oak
Jim


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[Chris Messier]

Man Some people have all the luck.....Wish I could run across a deal like that.

[Jim Becker]

Very nice "haul"! Don't worry about the solar kiln...the Poplar will dry relatively quickly if you get it stickered and stacked correctly. Don't wait, however...you will get staining if you don't get air flowing around it really quick. DAMHIKT!

[Christopher Pine]

AS is tradition to gloating I must say it! you SUCK! That is a great haul! Good for you!
Chris Pine



I think I got a great deal with this haul!:D heres some Pics .
The first pic is 1st load of poplar I forgot to take a pic of the 2nd load.
The next pic is the whole load I need to cut some stickers and restack the load
and put some roofing felt on top with some blocks on top. Now I have to build my solar kiln! hope I can do it in the next coup of weeks!
The last pic is some free boards they threw in its 11 pc of white oak. They look good! check out the purple streaks in the poplar below the white oak
Jim


http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuq78/IM000679_001.thumb.jpghttp://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuq78/IM000681.thumb.jpghttp://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albuq78/IM000682.thumb.jpg

[Joseph N. Myers]

Jim,

I agree with Jim Becker, about getting the wood stacked as soon as possible and not worrying about a solar klin (as the poplar will dry by itself). I would also paint the ends to reduce splitting. I have heard many of the pro's/con's about latex vs oil but I would go with latex.

The stickers should be out of a "white" wood that does not contain any sap or acid such as bass wood or poplar and should be kiln dried. The recommended dimensions are 3/4 by 1 1/2 but I use 3/4 by 3/4 (and it is very important that all the stickers are the same thickness). Recommended placements is something like 6" from the ends and every 18" or so and the stickers must be placed above each other.

As far as kiln dried stickers --- maybe the place you picked up the wood has some reasonable priced pieces that you could purchased, i.e., short, broken, split.

On the bottom, the 1st row should be some 6" off the ground. As for the top, I would recommend placing stickers on top of the top row, a piece of strong 3/4" plywood on top of that, the roofing felt followed by lots of weight. With poplar, I would start off by re-stacking the pile every month for the 1st three months and every 2nd month for 6 months. After that, 9 months, the wood should be ready to use (by you might as well keep the wood stickered until you use it).

As for the white oak, kept it away from the poplar as it has tannic acid and will stain the poplar (called black ink staining); you may want to put it on top of plywood and just be careful with the stickers and weight. I usually takes upwards to two years to air dry oak. Actually, with white oak, it is used frequently for outside use and hence doesn't have to be as dry as wood for used indoors. In this case, a year should do quite well.

By the way, you really did get a great deal on the wood.

Best of luck, Joe

[Mark Rios]

Way to go Jim. Looks like a lot of nice future projects you got there.