CessnaPilotBarry Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Here's two shots of samples from 200 bd/ft of BEAUTIFUL quartersawn white oak I purchased. The wood had ray flecks rarely seen in modern material, yet poor drying case hardened it to the point of unusability. One photo shows the figure, the other shows how it literally fell apart as it was resawn. I brought it back to my dealer for a refund, who in turn plans to return it to his source. Next stop for these pieces, my fire pit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 What a shame that such beautiful material was rendered useless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykx250 Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 That is a shame. Im not familar with the drying process and all those details. So what do you mean by case hardened? It must mean it was dried too fast? In a kiln? Just guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimV Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Peculiar.... I've had that happen with white oak that I've cut myself and air dried. However, I think maybe my mistake was air drying it in an attic space? Still seems that it would be difficult to dry too fast there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatBaron Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Jimmy - Case hardening (as it related to drying) is something that happens when the outside of a material dries too rapidly, trapping moisture inside the wood. That can lead to wood that is damaged or unpredictable when worked. It's a problem for anything that should (theoretically) dry slowly to an even moisture level. For example, it's an issue when drying meat (i.e. bresaola or pancetta) - the outside dries too quickly, forming a hard, leathery surface, which forces the moisture inside the meat to stay put. Which defeats the point to drying. Which leads to all sorts of inedible nastiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 I always prefer to work with only the finest cured meats. Resawing that ham from Walmart was like cutting through a bowling ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Some of this stuff was 12+ wide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Man, I hate that. It's something you expect from mass produced stuff, but don't expect from special cut lumber. What a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick LoDico Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I prefer my bowling balls to be case hardened. Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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