Storing Stock, Plans, etc.

[John Roberts]

Hi all! I'm relatively new to turning and need to do a better job of collecting wood, but I don't really have a great way to store it in my back yard right now. A co-worker had a pear tree come down earlier this year which he called me for, and through that journey I've learned blank processing (i.e. sealing logs, etc.), been forced out of my comfort zone to natural edges (and very glad I did!), but now I've found myself with the want-to and knowledge to some degree, but haven't built anything for storing stock outside. I'm sure I could design something adequate, but I always like to ask for directions from folks who've been there before embarking on a journey by myself. Anyone have plans they can share or major do's and don'ts besides the obvious? Thanks!

 

[Charlie Knighton]

Shady spot
Off ground unless want to splat
some like to leave in log form, 1/2 log form, or cut into blanks......anchorseal endgrain
believe it or not be picky....you can get more wood than you can process

 

[John Roberts]

Shady spot
Off ground unless want to splat
some like to leave in log form, 1/2 log form, or cut into blanks......anchorseal endgrain
believe it or not be picky....you can get more wood than you can process

Thank Charlie! Where are you in VA?

 

[Mike Johnson]

John,

An old pallet works good for keeping your processed wood off the ground, you can also just use any lengths of wood posts or timbers laid down to stack your processed wood onto. You can also throw a tarp over the wood to keep the snow and rain off of your wood stash. If you have a roof of some sort over your wood stash it will speed up the drying process by keeping the rain and snow off of the wood. You also want to leave some air space between the stacks of wood so all of the surfaces of the wood have exposure to as much air as possible. The more air movement across your wood the quicker it will dry.

 

[Charlie Knighton]

Martinsville