: Depending on where you store the wood, I believe 1/4" thick wood dries
: relatively quickly if stacked correctly. You still have another 10 weeks
: (probably until the end of October) to dry the wood. If you sticker it
: outside under a black tarp and pay attention to it by opening up the tarp
: when it is super hot and covering it back up before it gets rained on (or
: the dew sets on it) you should be able to have it ready for this winter's
: project. If you had it just cut into boards first and stickered them like
: that, it would still be pretty dry and when you cut the wood to 1/4"
: and stacked it down cellar in November it will probably be ready by the
: first of the year.
: actually I am planning ahead for next winter, this winter I think I will do another S&G boat. I will probably have the logs taken out in winter or spring and sticker them over the summer. the hard part is not going overboard on the project. the guy that does the initial cut will bring in his portable bandsaw mill for $100 a day. I may end up adding a cherry and a couple ash logs to keep it interesting. addison