Where Can I Store Sealed Logs?

Re: Where Can I Store Sealed Logs?

TDaniel

>Outside is best but a cover is needed. Anchorseal will wash off if left in the rain. Inside, the A/C or heat will dry it too fast.

Re: Where Can I Store Sealed Logs?

Derek Arita

>Can I just cover with a plastic tarp or does it have to be under a roof?

a loose cover is best

TDaniel

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Get them up off the ground

Bob Hackett

>out of direct sunlight and a cover that will keep the rain off is good enough.I try to keep mine out of the wind too.

The best bet is to turn them into roughs that are stored inside as quickly as you can.If you leave them outside too long they tend to attract livestock which will migrate to your other roughed out pieces when you bring them in.Chasing down all those little critters can sure cut into your turning time.

Mainely,Bob

Re: Get them up off the ground

George Van

>My shop is 45% RH, would I be better off putting the rough turned blanks, end grain sealed with Johnson wax, outside under the overhang to dry slower? Or should they be ok in the shop?

Thanks, George

Drying roughs

Bob Hackett

>I`ve had good luck drying rock maple roughs by putting them in heavy feed bags(double thickness) and letting them set inside the shop away from any heat source.

The key seems to be air movement.The temp in the shop can vary and it seems to have little effect till it gets to where I`m uncomfortably hot while working in a T shirt.I lose more blanks by taking them out of the bags too soon or placing them near open windows than anything else.

Then again,you could just e-mail Mac and get the straight scoop on his mini kiln.He may even help you out with info on drying times and temps he`s learned the hard way.He has some of the best luck of anyone I`ve seen.See his post above.

Mainely,Bob