Split the rest of the tulip and Red maple and stacked next door. The tulip, and any other SS woods get mixed in little by little or more when I stack it with a denser hardwood (mostly sugar maple). Finished the third row, added more 2x4's to the divider and started the fourth. Should finish that row and start a fifth with what's on hand. Made a good dent in the mound of red maple there.
Its cold with frozen ground and I need to get the wood stacked and drying. It was supposed to happen over a year ago. Better late than never I suppose. I put a good day in today. Body is feeling it tonight.
I had a eureka moment this afternoon. Once each bay is filled I'm going to run chicken wire from post to post. Maybe just the top half. The stack may tilt some but it should hold it back from falling over. When I start assembling bundles it will commence from the back.
I see you’re installing interior studs. Some cheap ratchet straps would hold the stacks in as they dry.
Yes, but I got the studs for free! Guides the stacks as its filled. Probably posted them in your "wood related scrounges" thread.
I meant straight logs like the ones you routinely cut. I shouldve worded it better. Its hit or miss with red maple around here. Comes straight as an arrow when split or twisty.
Straight as an arrow with grain like a candy cane If it weren't for that gamble I'd take it more often.
Very nice job Brad! And even with scrounged or repurposed lumber you make it look good! Nice even splits you got there. I think you and Jeff have the uniform splits all figured out.
Partway into stacking today I realized I did a dum dum thing!!! I should've set the rafters to have the roofing strapping nailed in place before I got it filled this far. The outer "wall" was bowing from the pressure. Dont know where my brain was. I did some redneck engineering to try and straighten it.. It did a bit, but what I needed I didn't have on hand so i'll bring tomorrow. Set the rest of the rafters and cut to size. Set the bottom and top row of strapping. Finished what I could of the fourth row and started the fifth. Just a little bit left there to stack.
Thank you sir! Yeah some of the repurposed and cull lumber isn't the easiest to work with. I keep telling myself its just to keep the rain off the wood. Funny as I was thinking you and Jeff have it figured out.
The shed looks great and the wood is so perfect it almost looks artificial, like it was AI generated. Nice work!
No I mean to hold the stacks in as they dry. Keep them from falling forward. You were looking for a solution. It was my first thought but in your previous pic you had no interior studs.
Gotcha. Pretty sure I'm gonna try the chicken wire once the last stack is finished. How are your pens holding up?
On the bright side the timber screws are holding up well. Havent snapped one of those yet The lightweight pallets get a little frumpy looking with time. As the wood settles it’s doing a job on some of them. The next pen I’m starting on for locust has been given a little extra love in that department. I’m adding oak supports to the pallet ends and one in the middle in an attempt to op them from bowing out so much. A little extra oak and screws used but maybe better pallet life. Ya never know when a lifetime pallet score will dry up, it’s happened before.
