Hey I was given some scraps of douglas fir from a local mill. I plan to one day build a dining table out of it. For now I am planning to store the wood in a crawlspace connected to my shop. I have never worked with or purchased slabs this large before. I am not sure how recent the wood was cut but I am led to beleive it was fairly recent and has been sitting outside. What I am wondering is there a certrain way the wood should be stacked and how long it needs to dry? Should I purchase a moisture meter to test the wood? Thanks.
The one stack is all 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x8. And the second stack is 2" and 3" thick slabs.