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Hickory Processing ??s
willie:
consider the cellulose kitchen sponge as it dries. It can go from sopping wet to sorta dry without distortion or shrinkage. after the "free water" ( the water you can wring out), has evaporated, shrinkage begins.
even thicknesses help consistency in drying
in very dry conditions I have found that not only the ends need to be sealed, but the stave needs to be sealed on all sides for a few inches from the end
your staves may need to be moved to more humid or cooler conditions when the free water has left, monitor your stash
Pappy:
Good advice above, that's how I would handle it. :)
Pappy
ssrhythm:
Press-8 it Hamish and W. That makes a lot of sense. I'll probably go ahead and quarter or 1/6 this tree, get better/more even drying, and deal with what it gives me. I'd love to be able to move my staves to a more humid environment, but I don't have that option at this time. I do have an insulated shop now with a barn-type ceiling. I just need to figure out the hanging system I want to go with, and I can move all my staves from my garage to my shop. I can at least keep it a constant temperature in there, as I have a big window unit AC in the wall and a killer shop heater. I guess I can add a humidifier...I wonder if anyone makes a room or area humidifier with a receiving thermostat-like....hmmm...humidostat?!...that kicks the unit on and off based on RH in the building so you can maintain a set RH in a shop? Surely. If not, someone needs to make one. Again, thanks for the advice.
ssrhythm:
Well YES, yes they do...and I even guessed "Humidistat" correctly. I know, I know...but I take joy in little wins like that! Doesn't look like a terribly expensive endeavor to get that shop to where I won't be at the mercy of this climate 100% of the time.
bassman211:
Some good ideas above. I don't store hickory anymore. I just go out ,and pick a nice straight green sapling. Remove the bark ,and floor tiller ,put it on a form,and fire harden. Process takes three days for me, but some guys can get a bow made in one day with good results. See Doug Shannon, and Clay Hayes on Utube.
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