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Oak Boards and Blocks, Milled and Air-Dried
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Oak Boards and Blocks, Milled and Air-Dried

The same chainsaw mill that cuts pine boards cuts oak, but oak dries slowly and checks if it dries too fast. The old rule of a year per 25 mm of thickness is close for oak. Thin boards are cut for joinery; one thick slab is kept for blocks. Compared with pine: a slower cut, a heavier log, and a drying time measured in years, not months.
Ophakathi
1 day milling, 1–3 years drying

Imiyalelo

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The milling method

Setting up the mill and the guide board, as for pine.
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Mill the boards

Mill a straight oak log into boards a few millimetres over 25 mm, and one slab 80 mm thick for blocks. Oak is harder: feed slower and keep the chain sharp.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Izigodo zomuthi olukhuni (i-oki, i-mapula, i-beech)Izigodo zomuthi olukhuni (i-oki, i-mapula, i-beech)1 ucezu
Izikulufu zokhuniIzikulufu zokhuni6 izicucu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

I-chainsaw (ibanga lochwepheshe lwamahlathi)I-chainsaw (ibanga lochwepheshe lwamahlathi)
Uhlaka lwesaha lomshiniUhlaka lwesaha lomshini
Ipulangwe lomphayiniIpulangwe lomphayini
Ibhola ElingenantamboIbhola Elingenantambo
Umphetho oqondileUmphetho oqondile
Isilinganiso SokulinganaIsilinganiso Sokulingana
Isigqoko sokuphephaIsigqoko sokuphepha
Izivikeli zendlebeIzivikeli zendlebe
Amagilavu Omsebenzi EsikhumbaAmagilavu Omsebenzi Esikhumba
Izicathulo zokuphepha ezinensimbi phambiliIzicathulo zokuphepha ezinensimbi phambili
3

Seal the ends at once

Coat both ends of every board and the slab with wax end sealer the same day.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isivali sesiphetho (i-paraffin wax)Isivali sesiphetho (i-paraffin wax)0.5 ilitha
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Sticker in the shade

Stack on a level base 30 cm off the ground, with 19 mm stickers every 30 cm, one above the other, in a shaded, airy place. Strong sun and wind make oak surfaces check.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Isihlukanisi sokhuni (isikhala sokomisa)Isihlukanisi sokhuni (isikhala sokomisa)40 izicucu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ipaledi lokhuniIpaledi lokhuni
Isilinganiso SokulinganaIsilinganiso Sokulingana
5

Cover and weight

Cover the top against rain, weight the stack, and leave the sides open.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isihenqo esingangeni manziIsihenqo esingangeni manzi
6

How long to wait

Ilayisha incwadi ye-Jupyter…
7

Measure, then bring indoors

Read a board from the middle of the stack each season. Air drying stops at about 12–15 %; bring the boards indoors to settle at 6–8 % before furniture work.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Imitha yomswakamaImitha yomswakama
8

Cut the blocks

When the slab reads dry right through a fresh cut, saw it into blocks of the lengths you need.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isaha yabantu ababiliIsaha yabantu ababili
Ithephu LokulinganisaIthephu Lokulinganisa
Imitha yomswakamaImitha yomswakama
9

Troubleshooting

Oak drying troubleshooting.

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