Well, the title is a little misleading.
I had an oak support column in my basement that was starting to rot at the bottom and had splits up and down all 4 sides.
It just wasn't structurally sound anymore, so I replaced it with a steel post.
I really had hoped to be able to mill a few boards out of it, but I don't think I could have gotten 2 board feet that didn't have a split in it.
I decided to cut it up for firewood. The column was red oak and had been in place for 65 years.
I'm guessing the 9% was more or less the humidity level in my basement. Burns like it has been soaked in gasoline.
I had an oak support column in my basement that was starting to rot at the bottom and had splits up and down all 4 sides.
It just wasn't structurally sound anymore, so I replaced it with a steel post.
I really had hoped to be able to mill a few boards out of it, but I don't think I could have gotten 2 board feet that didn't have a split in it.
I decided to cut it up for firewood. The column was red oak and had been in place for 65 years.
I'm guessing the 9% was more or less the humidity level in my basement. Burns like it has been soaked in gasoline.