Being thirsty and needing to go find something to drink is usually a pretty good reason for me to procrastinate. Feel free to keep that one in your back pocket😅
I agree with you on this, I try to give the wood I buy at least a week before I even think of putting it to use. Even then, when I do, I'll cut to marginal oversize and depending on the project only cut to the size, then give it a few days to settle before putting the project together
That is what my husband is using as his excuse for the wood pile he has built and stacked on shims in the garage for the last 5 months. It has to dry and acclimate or the furniture and cabinets will twist. I think all you guys are just sticking together. "Looking for husband he with you?" "Yeah totally he is in the bathroom at the moment though." "Does wood need to acclimate?" "yeah totally, just let it sit there he'll know when it is ready."
Yeah but if you are gonna build a deck or porch it is gonna twist itself apart earlier if you don't. Best thing it to put it under the shade on shims for about 2 months with a lot of weight on top to keep it straight. Then cut the wood how you need it. It is more expensive as you might need more wood, but the deck will last between 7 to 12 years longer depending on sun exposure and humidity as well as how often you seal it to protect it. It can easily last 40to 80 years if you build a good roof over it and it is on the shady side of the house.
Borrow a moisture meter, buy a used one and split the cost among your woodworker friends, do anything you can to bring a measuring device when spending big $ on wood.
I offload lumber straight from the mills, and I can tell you it's often nowhere near dry. For example, a bundle of 2x4 10' #2 boards consists of 294 pieces inside a plastic wrapper, and because of that, they retain moisture.
@@iplayzgames8241 other times it's up to 12 months or more before using the timber for moisture to let dry and shrink. Other times it's up to 5 or even 10 years before using the timber. Other times I've used timber that been even 50+ year old timber that been used for a job
You don't have to give me a reason to procrastinate more than once
Being thirsty and needing to go find something to drink is usually a pretty good reason for me to procrastinate. Feel free to keep that one in your back pocket😅
I agree with you on this, I try to give the wood I buy at least a week before I even think of putting it to use. Even then, when I do, I'll cut to marginal oversize and depending on the project only cut to the size, then give it a few days to settle before putting the project together
We do the same thing with flooring before we lay it. We let it sit in the house for at least a day to get to the temperature of the house.
That is what my husband is using as his excuse for the wood pile he has built and stacked on shims in the garage for the last 5 months.
It has to dry and acclimate or the furniture and cabinets will twist.
I think all you guys are just sticking together.
"Looking for husband he with you?" "Yeah totally he is in the bathroom at the moment though."
"Does wood need to acclimate?" "yeah totally, just let it sit there he'll know when it is ready."
Yeah don't do that with pressure treated 4z4 lumber. They will twist on you
Yeah but if you are gonna build a deck or porch it is gonna twist itself apart earlier if you don't.
Best thing it to put it under the shade on shims for about 2 months with a lot of weight on top to keep it straight. Then cut the wood how you need it.
It is more expensive as you might need more wood, but the deck will last between 7 to 12 years longer depending on sun exposure and humidity as well as how often you seal it to protect it.
It can easily last 40to 80 years if you build a good roof over it and it is on the shady side of the house.
Borrow a moisture meter, buy a used one and split the cost among your woodworker friends, do anything you can to bring a measuring device when spending big $ on wood.
I offload lumber straight from the mills, and I can tell you it's often nowhere near dry. For example, a bundle of 2x4 10' #2 boards consists of 294 pieces inside a plastic wrapper, and because of that, they retain moisture.
@@iplayzgames8241 other times it's up to 12 months or more before using the timber for moisture to let dry and shrink. Other times it's up to 5 or even 10 years before using the timber. Other times I've used timber that been even 50+ year old timber that been used for a job