devonwoody
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That I am bringing some timber indoors ready to be used in the spring.
She said is it going in the bedroom?
She said is it going in the bedroom?
Just told the wife!
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UTMonkey
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I like your wifes sense of humour
devonwoody
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Well she wont have it in the living room!
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DIY Stew
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DW
Your brave, in my house I would have to ask the wife, not tell her...........did I say my house...... Obviously I meant our house #-o #-o :lol:
Stew
Your brave, in my house I would have to ask the wife, not tell her...........did I say my house...... Obviously I meant our house #-o #-o :lol:
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MARK.B.
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She said is it going in the bedroom?
Did she happen to say where you would be going,my wife would have told me to go somewhere
Did she happen to say where you would be going,my wife would have told me to go somewhere
devonwoody
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Got one piece of black walnut into the bedroom but it was too thick to lay on floor under divan, so its laying on edge against the wall under headboard unseen. Using a moisture gauge meter it measures 11.4 which is not bad so should be usable in the Spring.
However, I have an ash board again too thick and that has had to be located in my play room and stacked upright between cupboards, that measures 15.4 so could be a problem, and if it is still high in the Spring will be used for contrast narrow strips.
I will look out a piece of maple but it will need to be cut down to get into the house that should have a low moisture rating.
Would like a good board of sycamore.
Tissue boxes the main thoughts for the new season approaching.
At one time I thought I might have become allergic to some timber but I have been out of the workshop for three months now and still got a cough so on the third different lot of anti biotics hoping for the cure.
However, I have an ash board again too thick and that has had to be located in my play room and stacked upright between cupboards, that measures 15.4 so could be a problem, and if it is still high in the Spring will be used for contrast narrow strips.
I will look out a piece of maple but it will need to be cut down to get into the house that should have a low moisture rating.
Would like a good board of sycamore.
Tissue boxes the main thoughts for the new season approaching.
At one time I thought I might have become allergic to some timber but I have been out of the workshop for three months now and still got a cough so on the third different lot of anti biotics hoping for the cure.
Benchwayze
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When I had the same problem, my wife said, 'Well you won't want it next to the radiator will you?'
'No, not really.'
'All right then. I'll help you move the sideboard!'
Honest!
'No, not really.'
'All right then. I'll help you move the sideboard!'
Honest!
Graham Orm
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Hi DW. I started a thread on moisture content https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/moisture-measurement-devices-advice-required-t67272.html which drew lots of viewers but only 1 comment saying that it was overkill to check. I'm pleased to see that someone else thinks it's an issue worth considering. I take it that you don't have any particular projects planned. If you do would it not be worth cutting the stock into rough sizes before bringing inside?
What moisture reading equipment do you use? Do you measure the moisture content of the the room as well as the wood? You will find bedrooms have a much higher moisture content than ground floor rooms because ground floor rooms have a constant flow of changing air and regular heating. Whereas bedrooms have lots of clothes stored which will hold moisture, and most relevantly they have people sleeping in them emitting moisture in their breath all night. This is why there is always condensation on bedroom windows and not ground floor.
What moisture reading equipment do you use? Do you measure the moisture content of the the room as well as the wood? You will find bedrooms have a much higher moisture content than ground floor rooms because ground floor rooms have a constant flow of changing air and regular heating. Whereas bedrooms have lots of clothes stored which will hold moisture, and most relevantly they have people sleeping in them emitting moisture in their breath all night. This is why there is always condensation on bedroom windows and not ground floor.
devonwoody
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I make tissue boxes mainly these days because I do not have space or room for any additional items in our own home and boxes seem acceptable to give and usually these gifts are reciprocated in many ways.
The moisture meter I am using is a loan by a member here, one of those reciprocated gifts, model CNY290 and is keeping me in touch with moisture conditions. This mainly came about because a neighbour gave me 4 handy sized logs from ash trees growing on their property (another amicable arrangement) and Marcos kindly thought that I would put the meter to good use over the winter.
Yes I do think you need to watch timber moisture, it needs to be stable and somewhere in the 11% moisture range for small boxes, these boxes do not have parts that open and close so condition is not perhaps as critical as drawers, lids and doors.
If timber is still high when I begin again in the Spring, as mentioned I will only prepare small strips and use drier timber for the wider parts.
Greyorm I am sorry I missed your post on the 15th but I usually retire in the afternoons these days so unfortunately yours was not seen.
The moisture meter I am using is a loan by a member here, one of those reciprocated gifts, model CNY290 and is keeping me in touch with moisture conditions. This mainly came about because a neighbour gave me 4 handy sized logs from ash trees growing on their property (another amicable arrangement) and Marcos kindly thought that I would put the meter to good use over the winter.
Yes I do think you need to watch timber moisture, it needs to be stable and somewhere in the 11% moisture range for small boxes, these boxes do not have parts that open and close so condition is not perhaps as critical as drawers, lids and doors.
If timber is still high when I begin again in the Spring, as mentioned I will only prepare small strips and use drier timber for the wider parts.
Greyorm I am sorry I missed your post on the 15th but I usually retire in the afternoons these days so unfortunately yours was not seen.
DW, have you noticed that tissue makers are switching to a shallower box, with the same number of tissues squeezed in tighter? Maybe your 2013 production could be of the new size - allowing you to give new ones to all the previous recipients!
devonwoody
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AndyT":1z9fvavw said:
Andy thank you for that very important news and advice, that would mean three years backlog to catch up with :wink:
devonwoody
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Just got the meter out again and that large piece of ash now measures 11.4 so there must have been a lot of moisture laying on the board whilst in the shed but has dispersed over night indoors?
So that ash should be OK to use when it goes back in the shed Springtime.
So that ash should be OK to use when it goes back in the shed Springtime.
