On 15 Jan 2006 07:21:41 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
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>We just lost our 100 year old + oak. I saved a "ring" and want to
>sand it and shallac it. Does the wood need to be dried before I work
>with it?
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>The slice is about 38 inches across and in great shape.
>
>Thanks.
No, but as it dries you'll see it cup, twist, wane, split and/or
crack--that's what wood does.
On 15 Jan 2006 07:21:41 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>We just lost our 100 year old + oak. I saved a "ring" and want to
>sand it and shallac it. Does the wood need to be dried before I work
>with it?
Google this newsgroup for past posts on dealing with these.
Drying rings is _not_ a simple process. By and large, they will _not_
work and will crack instead. Search back for explanations, techniques
to use them despite this, and ways that might work to avoid the cracking
(with some significant constraints to them).
If you want to save some timber, turn the log into boards and dry those.
You'll get a lot more use out of them that way. A 38" oak is a useful
size - there's usable timber in that.