Salvaged Lumber Preparation

Sorry to hear your bad luck with the checking… I am afraid I have bad news for you, there is nothing you can do against checking… at least not that I know of, (so does not mean there is not somebody else with a solution) but in my expierience that wood is only good for grilling over. too bad too, because chestnut is a grat wood for making stuff for outside. very durable.

-- Nicholas, Cabinet/Furniture Maker, Blue Hill, Maine

Thanks Waldshrat. I got lucky and was able to cut off the checks and ended up with enough good wood for the project so I should be in good shape. Once I planed, joined, and trimmed the wood it looks great.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Snowy….... we use a lot of reclaimed wormy chestnt. When we mill it for frace frames, etc, if we have an end that is checked or spliiting, we use CA glue and clamp it together for a few minutes. It has worked for use to salvage a piece.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Thanks Jerry. I will certainly keep your suggestion in mind. The wood I had wasnt too bad, but did have some end checks. I just hate to throw out old stuff like Chestnut.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

If during the final construction you find there is tendency for future spliting/cheking, reinforce it with butterfly key joint – it serves as a decorative as well.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.