kraut Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Hey, what do you all think about storage of timber between jobs. I live in a fairly humid part of Australia (even though it doesn't seem to want to rain anymore) And I was thinking about storing the bits for my job and a container witth some desicant bags in it. Is this suitable or is it better to have a little bit of humidity. All this is based on the timber being cured when I buy it. Any way what do you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 if its dry then try not to buy it till your ready and it all depends on the humidity. check with you supplier and see how they stock it an do the same if they are in your enviroment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraut Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 if its dry then try not to buy it till your ready and it all depends on the humidity. check with you supplier and see how they stock it an do the same if they are in your enviroment Is there somewhere on the site that has timber storage recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 try using the search function http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...hl=storing+wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Storing the wood in normal humidity for the area it will be built in and put into service is not a problem(simply put it is going to equalize to the environment at some point). There are some good precautions for long term storage. Seal the endgrain (wax sealer or what have you) as endgrain will allow for quicker acceptance and regection of moisture(sealing will slow that down). Keep the flow of air equal around the surfaces of the wood(placing sticks between the boards "stickering" will handle this). If you are interested in trying to speed up the transfer of cell locked moisture. You can control the atmosphere in the storage area(heat/airflow, airdrying), but you will eventually need to re-aclimate it back to your "normal" conditions. You want the wood stabalized to the area it will be used in for assembly, and then slow down the seasonal transfer of moisture with a good film finish. P.S. I am not really talking about overdrying or forcing wood to 0 to possibly prepair it for catastrophic conditions.That is a different subject. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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