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« on: February 08, 2017, 04:08:35 pm » |
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charles i'm about an hour south of fort cambell . when i say hickory won't stay where you put it i mean it is apt to move and twist more than other species . example i built a log home out of 8x10 poplar and 7 years later it is still changing a little with the seosons , i have seen log houses built from kiln dried logs out of colorodo do the same in this humid tn climate .
another example, i used 1-x poplar boards for an upstairs subfloor that were 11% moisture ,( when they build cabinets it is 7-9 ) . now there are 1 inch gaps between some of them .
as for sweet gum we use it for lathing on pole barns ( tin roof ) and very little else , nail it down green and in the dry .
now we used to have virgin red gum that the oldtimers said was good to use , but i don't reckon there is any such thing anymore .
if you want something out of thick lumber to build a counter top out of then it will have to be air dried for a good while then kiln dried and then you wil have to cull through to get what you need depending on the quality of green wood , time of year it was cut etc to start with . of course you could just build it and caulk the cracks as needed . lol
i'm mostly a logger not a lumber/furniture man .
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