Here’s a rookie question if ever there was one. I was on the New Yankee website and saw that someone wrote in and asked Norm about lumber storage. Norm said that they keep theirs outside in an unheated shed. I have very little space in my shop and right now store my wood inside vertically up against a wall. I thought about storing it out in my unheated workshop under my workbench flat, but I figured that especially in the spring and fall, when it rains a lot, that it would soak up a ton of moisture. I’m wondering what the best solution would be. Thanks!!!
Art
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IF your shop has a concrete floor put down some plastic under your workbench and sticker your lumber so air can circulate freely through it. You shouldn't have too much trouble with it.
My wood storage is outside in a shed with open sides, and yes, it does soak up a lot of moisture, which then causes me problems when I bring it inside and start working it. I have to allow several days for moisture adjustment, and still get movement after planing, etc. So I don't recommend doing it that way, even if it works for Norm. Storing it inside, even in a shop that is only occasionally heated, is better.
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Art..
I'm in a similar situation; without the option of using outside to store anything, I've no option but to keep my stock in the shop...
I've stock storage shelves along 3 of the walls, most of them set way up out of the way; plenty good enough to give stock the seasoning time it needs to adjust to your shop conditions. I learned that failing to give stock 2-4 weeks to adjust simply isn't worth the effort as the sticks milled in haste invariably warp...
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