Tools for Survival by Rawles James Wesley

Author:Rawles James Wesley [James Wesley, Rawles]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-12-30T06:00:00+00:00

GETTING TO A FINISHED PRODUCT

Fresh-cut lumber will need to be stickered and dried out either naturally or in a kiln. I dry lumber on cinder blocks to raise it off the ground, and cover it with large tarps from billboards. Used billboard tarps can be found at flea markets, trade days, or on Craigslist for less than fifty dollars. They are heavy duty compared to hardware store tarps.

If you want to produce and sell dimensional lumber, you will want to consider building a kiln. It’s basically a shed with a heater. In an off-grid situation, it should be possible to use a rocket mass heater to dry out lumber by burning the leftover slabs every few days to heat the shed. It would certainly require a commitment over several weeks.

Beyond that, you will want to consider a robust thickness planer and shaper if you plan to make wood flooring or other finely finished wood products. All that’s left is to figure out what to do with all the inexpensive lumber that you’ll have sitting around.

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