Sure there are a lot of variables, but it’s not like grey elm that warps or hard maple that will stain or white oak that will check.
I guess I should slab it as soon as it is cut down.Ģ" walnut will air dry without problems, just don't dry it too fast. It seems that it would warp and crack horribly. Is this true? Also, I have heard of people slabbing it and sealing it green. It looks like thinner slabs dry faster and check less. I could cut it in 1" slabs and laminate the dried lumber together. I was thinking of slabbing it to about 2" thickness but I am afraid the drying will be too difficult. It is just a bunch of wood I hate to see go to waste. To the original questioner: without knowing how thick you're slabbing and the conditions under which your planning on AD this lumber, along with what you want to see as far as far as your final MC - it's going to be hard to give you much helpful advice. Drying has everything to do with various factors such as temperature, humidity, and most importantly air velocity through a stack, along with sticker thickness, width of stack, orientation to any prevailing winds, inside, outside. To contributor S: I can't agree with you on this one. I still need to let it dry for a couple of months after the alcohol. The piece may still warp but they seldom crack when processed this way. This somehow binds the water with the alcohol and when you take it out makes the drying go a lot faster. Then, take it off and submerge for 24 hours in denatured alcohol. What I do is work the piece up to the point of rough sanding, which I will do on the lathe. I'm among many who turn green wood all the time. If you dry large pieces of walnut with the thought of turning them later, the pieces will develop cracks which will render them useless. Educate yourself before you waste some beautiful wood. There's plenty more in WOODWEB’s Knowledge Base on drying lumber. Air drying around here, (mountains of PA) takes about one year per inch of thickness for hardwood. If you can store it in a shed or barn, so much the better, just keep it out of the direct sun and don't dry too fast. Cut away any wood that shows signs of bugs. Just put your slabs on sticks, cover with some sheet metal and check it now and then to see if rain is getting in. Walnut won't give you any trouble in the drying process. I have been told to turn it while it is green and allow the finished product to dry. Also, I would like to turn some bowls from some of this wood. I would like to know how to air dry this wood and what to expect as far as useable wood. They are going to be cut down and I want to use the wood to make something. I have several black walnut trees in my yard.
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