So I've heard a few different approaches... I'm not talking about skip planing or milling a log, I'm talking about when I bring in rough cut lumber to the shop... what to do to square it up...
I've heard to let it sit in the shop for a few days before working it... What do you do if your shop isn't temp controlled. would you leave the lumber inside your house till you are ready to use it.. assuming the piece the wood is for will live inside...
Next step is plane a face, then edge then other face, than square on a table saw... I've read two different things here. One is to do the process all on the same day. The other is to surface one side/face and then let it sit for a few days before doing the other side/face and squaring it up. But the reasoning is the same for both... the first method says that by doing it all at the same time you are exposing the whole piece to the same moisture content so it drys evenly. The other says that you do it in stages so that it doesn't warp, and dries evenly..
What's the most common way? What do you all do?
I have the issue of a lot of my boards warping after I square them. I usually let the wood sit either in my house or in my shed for a few weeks before using it. They are kiln dried to 6-8% I think (walnut wood).. I've never actually tested the moisture content. I get the wood shipped in from out of state (going to change suppliers soon.. just gotta get up with Kyle when I'm ready for more wood) I guess it could just be the wood?? I usually joint one edge and once face and let it sit for at least a day before I plane it to thickness and square it off. Where I get the warping is after I do this I let them sit again.. (I've cut them to a specific size now) then I rip the boards at an angle to make a V... the cuts are fine until a few days later. Most of them are fine, or not bad enough to worry about, some pieces I scrap.. but it happens often so I'm wondering if it's something I'm doing wrong. Most of the warping is a crook. The staves are about 25" long and 2" wide and 5/8" to 3/4" thick.
Any advice would be great.
I've heard to let it sit in the shop for a few days before working it... What do you do if your shop isn't temp controlled. would you leave the lumber inside your house till you are ready to use it.. assuming the piece the wood is for will live inside...
Next step is plane a face, then edge then other face, than square on a table saw... I've read two different things here. One is to do the process all on the same day. The other is to surface one side/face and then let it sit for a few days before doing the other side/face and squaring it up. But the reasoning is the same for both... the first method says that by doing it all at the same time you are exposing the whole piece to the same moisture content so it drys evenly. The other says that you do it in stages so that it doesn't warp, and dries evenly..
What's the most common way? What do you all do?
I have the issue of a lot of my boards warping after I square them. I usually let the wood sit either in my house or in my shed for a few weeks before using it. They are kiln dried to 6-8% I think (walnut wood).. I've never actually tested the moisture content. I get the wood shipped in from out of state (going to change suppliers soon.. just gotta get up with Kyle when I'm ready for more wood) I guess it could just be the wood?? I usually joint one edge and once face and let it sit for at least a day before I plane it to thickness and square it off. Where I get the warping is after I do this I let them sit again.. (I've cut them to a specific size now) then I rip the boards at an angle to make a V... the cuts are fine until a few days later. Most of them are fine, or not bad enough to worry about, some pieces I scrap.. but it happens often so I'm wondering if it's something I'm doing wrong. Most of the warping is a crook. The staves are about 25" long and 2" wide and 5/8" to 3/4" thick.
Any advice would be great.