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Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 1/8/2017, 8:55 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips (Richard Mertins)

There are moisture meters available, I don't have one.
Most of the Western Red Cedar at Home Depot/ Lowes that is rough cut is actually labeled as "Wet".
I once cut into a 4/4, left the 3/4" slices laying on the concrete, when I picked them up the concrete was wet.
That was really fresh cut wood.
Most has dried out more than that, but I don't know how to tell.
I cut the stock to 3/4" wide slabs and let them air dry for a week or two.
That seems to work good enough. The thinner they are the faster they dry.
But a 3/4 x 1/4 strip can be expected to shrink. OK if they all shrink the same.

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Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Richard Mertins -- 1/3/2017, 6:41 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Marc Upchurch -- 1/3/2017, 8:36 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Bill Hamm -- 1/3/2017, 11:54 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Richard Mertins -- 1/4/2017, 7:52 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2017, 9:53 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Steve Solomon -- 1/4/2017, 11:07 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2017, 11:59 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Steve Solomon -- 1/4/2017, 12:56 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2017, 12:23 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Steve Solomon -- 1/5/2017, 7:05 am
Overthinking
Curtis Fisher -- 1/5/2017, 8:16 pm
Re: Overthinking
Steve Solomon -- 1/6/2017, 12:12 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Bill Hamm -- 1/6/2017, 3:12 am
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David Wyse -- 1/4/2017, 12:01 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 1/4/2017, 9:22 am
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Nick R. -- 1/4/2017, 4:18 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/5/2017, 9:06 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/7/2017, 11:16 am
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Richard Mertins -- 1/7/2017, 11:34 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/7/2017, 11:50 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Richard Mertins -- 1/8/2017, 7:32 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Marc Upchurch -- 1/8/2017, 8:55 am
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
dave koslow -- 1/9/2017, 2:11 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Marc Upchurch -- 1/9/2017, 5:18 pm
Re: Strip: 2 X 4 's into strips
Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2017, 1:20 am