need advice from woodworkers

C.Berry said:
If you know what trees ya using go around the bottom of tree with chainsaw to remove the bark and leave em standing they will season like that no issue then ready to fall whenever...
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Interesting idea. Wonder if theres any siphoning action that pulls the moisture out of the tree faster than it just laying on the ground?
 
I'm skeptical.
Xylem cells will pull water as long as roots are in the ground. Maybe if you cut all the way through the cambium into the pith..but ...I don't think the tree would still stand then. As long as you have living xylem cells water is transporting. As long as you have leaves, you have sucrose to keep the xylem alive.

I'm not saying it won't work, I just can't explain how it would from botanical/biological stand point.
 
Whatever you do .... double whatever time people say about walnut.
Or let it sit and air dry a few months after its kiln dried.
I used to use kiln dried walnut for guitar fretboards. Every one had shrinkage issues after a couple or 3 months.
I don't know if that stuff ever really stabilizes.


Matt
 
Speaking of wood shrinkage. I built this walnut table for a customer 6-7 years ago. It was air dried 2.5 inch thick slabs. In the first year it shrank 1.5". Now that it's acclimated it only moves about 1/2" thru the seasons. breadboard ends are mortise tennon to allow for movement. All other fastening points have to be slotted to allow for movement. It's 54" iirc.
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