[Greenbuilding] Wood again [storage]

Reuben Deumling 9watts at gmail.com
Tue Dec 28 13:51:24 CST 2010


For purposes of air drying lumber, the rule of thumb on white oak I've
learned is 1 year per inch if cut down. So if you split your wood to a
maximum cross section of 5 inches... it would be a long time. Though
splitting is probably going to release the moisture a bit faster than
cutting.

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Kathy Cochran <
kathys_old_house at goldrush.com> wrote:

> What about White Oak / Live Oak  -  trees cut down this year?  How long do
> they need to cure?
>
>
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