I started a thread in the materials section about some cherry & herringbone red ok I bought, and some one noticed I stickered it and said that was not necessary. Somewhere along the line I got it in my head that I should bring it in the shop (new stuff) sticker it for a few weeks prior to using. Is this a waste of time? I have not had any failures related to this, but is this extra time and stickering (if thats a word) effort worth it? Thanks.
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Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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He is wrong.
As long as your shop is kept at a more or less stable temperature and humidity levels, which can vary with the seasons, the wood should be allowed to gain or lose moisture to stay at equilibrium with the air in your shop.
If you don't sticker, wood in the middle of the pile will quite likely not be at an equilibrium moisture content and will start moving when you take it out of the pile to start working with it. Also boards at the top and bottom of the pile will gain or lose moisture through the exposed face and cup, and the boards in the middle of the pile will suffer from greater end checking.
John White
That's what I thought. Thanks.Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
JohnWhat kind of wood is best to use for stickers and what wood should you avoid? Thanks. Tom"Notice that at no time do my fingers leave my hand"
If you are drying fresh cut green lumber you need to use dry stickers with as low a moisture content as possible to prevent mold damage, called sticker stain, from developing where the boards touch the stickers. You generally want to stay away from woods like oaks and walnut for the stickers which have extractives in them that might migrate into the fresh wood. Birch and maple work well, ripped about 1" square.If the wood is already dry and just needs to gain or lose a bit of moisture to stabilize to current conditions, then any convenient dry wood will work well.John White
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