What position should wood be stored in

[kurtwp]

I picked up 32 linear feet of 1x4x8 and 48 linear feet of 1x6x8 both of eastern pine and are 3/4" thick. I won't be able to build my project for another 2 - 3 weeks and currently have the wood in my house.
Should I store the wood flat stacked up, on its ends, or standing up. The wood will be on a tile entryway.

Suggestion?

Thanks,

Kurt

 

[Berta]

Flat.

 

[Graywolf]

Based on your description on the materials I’d lay them flat. I’d probably add stickers between the floor and the material.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

When I bring wood into my shop for a project, this is how I store it while it acclimates to the shop environment. I usually leave it this way for 10-14 days.

 

[Jeff]

+1 flat and stickered as shown.

eastern pine

Eastern White Pine?

Eastern White Pine | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Softwood)

www.wood-database.com

 

[kurtwp]

Yes eastern white pine

 

[Jeff]

P10100018

• Jeff
• Jul 12, 2017

Eastern white pine

Yes eastern white pine

It's a pretty soft wood but nice to work with and is easily shaped with a drawknife or spokeshave. The stool seat is EWP.

 

[FlyingRon]

Yep. What I did is get some ELFA (though the ClosetMaid stuff from the borgs will work just fine) stanchions and brackets (not shelves) and use that as a wood rack.