GGs,


A preface:  When I started this e-mail, I started to type "old" into gmail
-- and the first suggested e-mail address was "oldmillrat" (Jim Thompson).
I guess that means that every message I send to The Porch will remind me of
Jim.  That's both cool and sad.


But anyhow.


This is small bikkies compared to the lumber stashes that many of you
encounter -- but here's a few pics of two different species of wood that I
grabbed off of peoples' lawns.  "Urban forestry", I suppose -- but on a
very small scale.

Of possible interest to non-Australians (they're Australian wood).


http://gyegreene.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/two-short-
logs.html">http://gyegreene.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/two-short-logs.html


I also "stir the pot" (is that an Aussie-ism) at the end of my entry, by
giving my 2c worth on stickering:  I don't believe in it, because I'm
creating internal stresses in the wood during the drying process.  I'd
rather have a lower yield, but with stable wood that doesn't cup should it
ever get wet.  Also, drying "loose" lets the wood cup, rather than split.

IMO.   ;)



--Travis (Brisbane, AU -- winter's a-comin'...)