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  1. 4th July 2018, 02:06 PM #1
    Bobpol2
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    Default Preserving/Storing green Silky Oak logs

    We will soon be in the process of moving house and shed to build again on a new block of ground.

    There is a silky oak tree on the new block that has to come down to make way for the shed.
    The main trunk is around 350-400 mm diameter and fairly straight for about 6 meters before any branches.

    Tree will be felled by professionals and I intend to cut into logs aroun 1200 mm long.
    This length I will be able to handle through the bandsaw when the shed finally gets built, several months down the track.

    The question is, how to best look after the silky oak logs in the meantime?
    i will have some storage undercover in a storage shed so exposure to the elements won’t be a problem.
    Mostly worried about the logs splitting.

    Any advice welcome.

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  3. 4th July 2018, 02:47 PM #2
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    There's no way to guarantee no splits.

    If you have the projects on mind already,
    rip the logs rough sawn. Paint all the cut ends = glue old house paint, etc to slow water loss.
    Stack and sticker the rough lumber.

    OR
    Peel off the bark to dry the surface, lots of bugs all over the world like the sweet juicy sap wood.
    Paint the log ends, anything will do.
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  4. 8th July 2018, 11:00 AM #3
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    Paint the ends of your log. If the whole log splits, and it probably will, use the split as a guide for where to start cutting.
    I have found some success with cutting the log lengthways with a chainsaw and making sure that the pith is not in the pieces I cut.

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  5. 8th July 2018, 12:26 PM #4
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    Couple of issues to consider...
    1) End seal log ends
    2) Keep log(s) out of direct sunlight in a dry environment...excessive moisture will stain sap and heartwood
    3) And most importantly spray the log with insecticide in order to deter 'borers' from causing damage...they can and do burrow beyond the sap margins and into the heartwood of Silky Oak...MM
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