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12th July 2018, 10:54 PM #1
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Dead Hardwood, likely to be dry enough to work with re MC?
Hey Millers,
I have a friends wedding coming up in3months and the property that the couple are getting married on has a deadjarrah tree which has fallen over some 20+years ago and is leaning againstanother tree. Tree is about 400mm at the base so not a huge tree.
I have been eyeing this off initially asfirewood but was thinking it would be nice to take a slab and turn it into acutting board as a wedding gift.
Is this likely to be at a reasonable MC torun through the thicknesser without any post shape shifting or not worth therisk? I can only assume it would be dry as a bone after so many years sittingthere.
Place is 3hrs drive away so don’t want todrive down if I end up finding out it’s not good to go based on time frame.
Appreciate any comments from your millingexperience.
Mike
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12th July 2018, 11:06 PM #2
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How long is a piece of string? Twice half it’s length! That’s an easy question to answer compared to what you are asking. I don’t think you will know unless you crack it open (so to speak). It may be dry or may not be, the slabs you cut from it may or may not be straight and may shift again once you put them through a thicknesser. If the tree has any tension or compression issues you won’t know until it’s cut, if it’s rotted you won’t know until it’s cut. Is it worth the trip to find out for a cutting board? Only you can answer that. Or buy a gift instead?
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12th July 2018, 11:40 PM #3
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Lol fair reply Cal. Mayneed to be an excuse for a weekend getaway with the saw. Cheers,M
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13th July 2018, 12:47 AM #4
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If nothing else you will learn something in the process, nothing ventured nothing gained! I would give it a crack if you were me, or is that I were you??? [emoji16]
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13th July 2018, 12:38 PM #5
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Hard to know what moisture content will be internally. I have slabbed 15 year old fallen trees and internal MC was above 40% even though externally it seems bone dry. Mostly Messmate, I can't speak for Jarrah.
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13th July 2018, 01:12 PM #6
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MC becomes somewhat irrelevant when it comes to kitchen utensils. One round in the dish washer and its all back to square one.
It would be fair to say the tree still carries moisture and would continue to do so until sawn and seasoned, but it would also be fair to say the amount of moisture in a long-dead tree would be acceptable for the project you have in mind. Horses for courses.
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