It Matters How You Dry Your Wood 

Awe love the kitty sidekick!! My two cra cra Labradors have a special interest in my workshop activities as well lol. Fur babies FTW!! Really excited to use some cheery i found thats almost ready!!!

I find many videos hard to understand due to distorted hearing in one ear and constant buzzing in both but I could understand everything you said. Look forward to seeing more videos from you and learning more about wood working. Thank you.

Just what I needed to know, picked up some lime and poplar lengths of branch and put them in my damp shed - the dampness may help slow down the drying but now I'll do the candle wax end treatment, I've got so many have burnt candles that have lost their scent so this is a great way to re-cycle them - thankyou!

This video should have many more likes!! I've been looking for this info and this video just has everything i wanted to know

Just brought in some lilac pieces last week, for some small projects. Took all the bark off all the pieces, and in 3-4 hours every single piece had cracked DAMN NEAR to the very center! Absolutely terrible cracks, broke my heart cause it had beautiful grain. Lilac wood does this especially bad, from what I've seen. I say that bcuz Ive done the same thing with ash pieces and had no problem. Live and learn

Thank goodness. A nice simple but clear explanation on how to seal end grain. Thanks

Great tips thanks for sharing 😊👍

good to know that using parafin wax can help to dry wood without crack's. i usually use thighest leftover sealant paint that i've got, which isn't working always

A thought here. The wood could be weighed with marking and date on the end. When dry, it should be lighter. How to figure percent moisture in the wood from the change is another matter to solve though.

Thank you

Excellent. Thanks a lot.

Love the calico kitty

thanks for sharing.

Just had a cherry and polar cut in my yard, thanks for this.

Good video, thanks

I'm so glad I came across you I need help Been walking in woods and found a pretty good size log but I want to put it on my wall.. do I clean it dry it out or do I leave it to dry it..please reply

thanks

I like a double boiler for melting wax to prevent overheating. Pretty dangerous if you do overheat it

If I apply wax to the ends, but remove the bark, would that cause any issues? Should I leave the bark on or would it be OK if the wood is less than two inches in diameter (walking stick)?

I found blocks of paraffin wax in the canning section of my local grocery store for about $6.

Hey hi...have just got silver oak logs about 8ft for log fence..got them 2 ft into the concrete for posts...now will be getting the rest of the logs sliced into half for the horizontal supports..what is the best way to treat them ..they are still wet though

I have some new cut disc or cookies about 7" across and 3/4 " wide from a Cedar limb that I am painting art pictures on one side and wanted the back side to be natural and have the cedar odor. If I paint the picture with acrylic paints and seal painting with Liquitex varnish will it keep cedar from splitting

Probably have already messed it up (since I peeled the bark and pulp already) but I started a first attempt to make a club yesterday. It's drying now, and I plan to let it dry another couple of days before I sand it anymore, let alone applying any polish or finish. Seems that the knots are where the moisture is draining the quickest but the ends are still a concern. There any point in trying to dry it over a longer period still? Cause I'm guessing the damage is done since it's already peeled and partly sanded. Might not make a good club, at least for more than one or two swings. But I'm hoping it'll at least make a good walking stick. Hasn't been any visible fraying in the grain yet, I expect it will crack up some though. Any thoughts? Basically meant to ask if I had already ruined the piece, or if it might still work out alright. The material is pecan wood which I know nothing about so I don't know how that might affect it either.

What are the parameters for your wood drying room? Like temp and humidity?

What's the best way to fix splits in driftwood I'm drying? It's shaped like a 6' needle, the thick end has internal splits...

why not just use white wood glue and a bit of water to thin it? wax seems a very expensive way of sealing the wood compared to white wood glue. Forgive me if there is a reason not to use it I just dont know.

so I just watched this vid and its been almost a year so how good did it dry and did you wait or have you used it already?

Hi, thanks for this info, preety great to find it. My question is the following: is there any way to calculate how long for the log needs to be in drying process before start working with it?

Interesting idea… but I can’t do this in the forest with my 20” round 10’ long oak logs… lol

Waits for the cat, ok ready

Latex paint works good and easy.

Does wood glue instead of parrafin wax work?

GUYS, I THINK THERE IS A CAT ON THIS GUYS LAP!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮

1 year per inch

I can’t seem to find an answer to how soon after cutting a tree should it be slabbed. Wondering if you might have an answer. Seems like it would dry faster cut into slabs

Where u get the blocks of wax from.

Minimum 6 weeks. And it depends on the size of the stumb

It’s 1 year per inch of thickness for drying… internet said so, must be true.

U got a 👍 b4 u even spoke just because of the cat

I think your waiting 2 maybe 3 years for this wood to dry

Greetings, my fellow cat-activated woodworker!

Can’t you just paint the ends?

Jerk cats

That cat needs to go.