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I am just starting to accumulate wood, and thought it could get out of hand pretty quick. I figured I would make a sort of jig to keep all the stickers lined up vertically on a base, so I could pull a set out, without disturbing the rest of the stack. I would pull the stickers out from between the vertical alignment rails on the adjacent side, and recycle the set back to the top of the stack when finished. I touch my wood alot and in fact fell asleep the other night still holding some.
probably not what you were looking for, but I think it would work for me.

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I do not have nearly as much tone wood as that but one thing I do is weigh the items when they come in and then weigh them whenever I move them around or re-arrange. Usually they will weigh less after they have been in the shop for a while and it can be assumed that this is moisture loss. I got this from Rick Middleton's construction book.

I would assume that even if the wood is accustomed to your shop you would get some warping after you remove the stickers? I thought that the warping was a function of moisture gain/loss and that the stickers would mitigate warping by allowing even exposure to the surrounding conditions. These conditions will change from season to season in spite of our best efforts. I am curious to hear that stacking the sets without stickers and weighting them after they have been with you for a while works out ok.

Thanks for your insight.

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As you can see from these pictures, this is a bit of a challenge for me as well.

I should have tidied up before taking the pictures....Hesh will have a stroke when he sees these!

Alan

Interesting discussion. I have a question: after how long can you retire the sticker pile and just pile the wood? A few months, years, never? I have the same problem as you mentioned Filippo, stickering being a pain.

I only sticker green wood. Then I store it vertically (on its long edges) so any piece can easily be pulled out. This does require wide shelves, though.

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The only problem is that it kills table space, since you need about a foot and a half wide (or more) surface, and the sides will stick out. You could rotate them 90º, but then you don't get easy access to everything.

For dividers, these work:


I've tried old record racks, but the spacing is too tight unless you remove every other divider wire.

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The issue I can see with standing the boards vertically is that one one side the end grain would be a lot more exposed than on the other. If the wood is well seasoned and your humidity stays constant I don't think it would hurt. I keep wood in a garage where it is exposed to seasonal humidity swings. I think this helps to "season" it (that word came from somewhere!). Some people try to keep wood in a stable environment, but I think it becomes more stable over time by being exposed to some change. I bring it into the shop a couple of months before using.

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Filippo,

Thanks for this thread and thank you Mr. Klepper.

I have learned a lot this evening.

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UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Alan , Can I come and play in your wood pile PLEASE ???? I PROMISE I wont take ................................. Much !

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