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re: Milling Lumber
Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:39 am to AwgustaDawg
Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:39 am to AwgustaDawg
I thought pine had to be dried at a higher temp to set the sap, and even then it's going to come out over time. I have an older house and used a lot of whiteboard pine for the interior and trim to keep it looking old/country, and over the years knots will still bleed a bit and that's with a factory drying process.
On the other hand that's not structural and if you want the rustic look do you care if the knots bleed? I milled a bunch of live oak after Hurricane Michael and it wasn't cost effective at all but a few of those trees were 150 years old and it made me sick to lose them, so I get the desire to use your own wood.
ETA read too fast and missed that you were only talking about framing. Don't see why the sap would matter there.
On the other hand that's not structural and if you want the rustic look do you care if the knots bleed? I milled a bunch of live oak after Hurricane Michael and it wasn't cost effective at all but a few of those trees were 150 years old and it made me sick to lose them, so I get the desire to use your own wood.
ETA read too fast and missed that you were only talking about framing. Don't see why the sap would matter there.
This post was edited on 8/26/23 at 10:40 am
Posted on 8/26/23 at 12:14 pm to Flats
I’m a little surprised to hear that the oak milling was a money pit. That’s disappointing.
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