: We are dropping a 100-ft. redwood tree at one of my home rehab
: projects and planning to have it milled on site to rough sizes.
: I'm assuming that once everything is rendered into 1x and 2x and
: 4x chunks that milling strips on the tablesaw can commence more
: or less immediately, as once everything is in strips, they'll
: dry out pretty quickly without misbehaving much as to shape,
: checking etc.. Am I wrong? Should I find a place to sticker the
: large pieces and then come back in a year? Thinking about
: getting the OI going this summer and planning to get a few
: 20-footers for the project, as I prefer to work with full-length
: strips.

: Thanks in advance,

: --Scott

I don't know much about drying of Redwood as a species but most woods will turn into a really twisted mess if it's cut green and not dried somehow. I'd cut into 1" planks, sticker it (turned occasionally) and let it air dry. Redwood is too nice a wood to get in a hurry with.

Bill H.