tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post1078302812803838901..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Gateway (XVI)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-21287312735188981532014-08-27T17:20:06.753-04:002014-08-27T17:20:06.753-04:00Hey Kees,
what was "again.in" in your r...Hey Kees,<br /><br />what was "again.in" in your reply a link? Seems to link to a page in China...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-89197966945669382902014-08-27T10:23:04.429-04:002014-08-27T10:23:04.429-04:00It's one of these things where weighing the mi...It's one of these things where weighing the minor marking that might occur from the moisture meter pins against having some certainty as to moisture content leads to to choose on the side of certainty.<br /><br />Taking one stick and moisture metering it alone can lead to erroneous conclusions. I watched the guy at Lashway take moisture readings in many places, and there was considerable variation. One 6x6 would be at 11%, while one next to it would be at 16%. Part of the issue is that wood of varying sizes is being dried together and this makes it harder to get even drying across the pile. Pieces which are lower or higher in the pile, or have more/less exposure to the air will dry at at different rates, and in some cases the initial moisture content also varied by a fair amount. There are two 8x8's in the pile which were sandwiched between the two large posts and they were still at 20% just due to their location. They are being moved for the next round.<br /><br />The truck is a dilemma for me. Put yet more money into it or sell it for cheap. A hard decision. I spent 2 years fixing it up, down to bare metal, completely apart, but the rust is coming back.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-83433995271068460932014-08-27T09:42:57.261-04:002014-08-27T09:42:57.261-04:00Thanks for the answers. For furniture wood it is n...Thanks for the answers. For furniture wood it is not always desirable to have pinholes in the show faces and in rough sawn wood it isn't always easy to see what is going to be a show surface. Sometimes I register the weight of one piece of a stack of wood and monitor that, until it more or less becomes constant.<br /><br />I like these Toyota's, just the right mix of flair and utility. My Volvo has been a huge money pit too, but it has been very reliable since I did a ground up restoration. But rust is creeping back in again.in some spots. That's not going to be cheap.<br />Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-8302062575629046672014-08-27T09:00:51.087-04:002014-08-27T09:00:51.087-04:00Kees,
thanks for the comment and your questions. ...Kees,<br /><br />thanks for the comment and your questions. They measure using a pin meter primarily, and there will be pin holes left as a result. I anticipate I will be able to patch or otherwise conceal them later on. Generally, taking a reading somewhere in the middle of the stick is going to be the most representative reading of the overall moisture content. The ends and the outer surfaces always dry more quickly of course.<br /><br />The truck is a 1982 Toyota Landcruiser with 6 cyl. diesel engine - an HJ47. Think of it as a fire pit where you throw bundles of money. Aww, she's a good truck, but parts are getting hard to come by and rust is creeping steadily forward.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-56166899873616950492014-08-27T04:18:54.299-04:002014-08-27T04:18:54.299-04:00I'm enjoying your detailed blogs a lot Chris. ...I'm enjoying your detailed blogs a lot Chris. A quick question, how do they regularly measure the MC of the wood, without getting pin holes all over the place? And what are suitable locations to measure on a big piece of lumber like that?<br /><br />I also like your truck. Hard to see what it is exactly, some kind of Toyota Landcruiser? I have an old Volvo Duett, a stainoncar, so I like these older designs a lot.<br /><br />Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-10370197326540746572014-08-26T21:38:37.581-04:002014-08-26T21:38:37.581-04:00Tom,
comment appreciated and I very much look for...Tom,<br /><br />comment appreciated and I very much look forward to nice happy well behaved sticks of wood with this project. So far things look okay.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-60004280029998250262014-08-26T21:25:14.618-04:002014-08-26T21:25:14.618-04:00Chris
The photos of the cedar look really enticin...Chris<br /><br />The photos of the cedar look really enticing, but l wish l had smell-o-vision. Odor is so much a part of working wood, along with its tendency to fight back, if you mistreat it.<br /><br />May your shavings be thin !<br /><br />TomTomausmichigannoreply@blogger.com