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re: Looking for some Oak or Cypress Beams/Posts
Posted on 7/17/18 at 5:37 am to Jack Daniel
Posted on 7/17/18 at 5:37 am to Jack Daniel
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Wet cypress (which all beams this large will be wet) is heavy as shite. I trimmed my 12”x12” beam before hanging and when I trimmed it with the chainsaw, water was flying from the wood. This was 1 month after being milled.
That is why one buys kiln dried beams. Besides that, a 12"x12"x8' beam will take about 5 years to air dry. That wet beam will shrink about 3/8's of a inch over the years on all 4 sides.
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Posted on 7/17/18 at 6:47 am to fishfighter
They guy at the mill said no one kiln dries large beams because the rule of thumb for cypress is 1 year of drying per 1” thickness. And the reason cypress beams are popular is because cypress will shrink and move the least when drying.
So for large beams, it’s eithwr find a beam that’s been used for several years, or have one cut green.
So for large beams, it’s eithwr find a beam that’s been used for several years, or have one cut green.
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