 Re: Chainsaw milling
What I've found to making lumber dry flat and straight is to mill the log as soon as possible after it's felled.
It will build up stresses as it dries out. sawing the log after it's had time to dry out a bit first will cause that stress to be released as you saw it. They'll be warped before you can even stack and sticker it!
Quarter sawn will tend to bow on the edge more than flat sawn.
Also many logs will become attacked by mold and fungi and become stained if it's allowed to lie around too long. Depending on the species of course.
If you are sawing and start seeing bluish stain, start investigating for something metal like a nail in the log. |