[AT] How Much Shrinkage?

[Chuck Saunders]

Yes it will shrink that much.
Green to Oven Dry
Radial 7.7% (quartersawn) 6" --> 5.538
Tangential 11% (Flat Sawn) 6" --> 5.34
Of course this would only be if you moved your wagon to Arizona

http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/woodmove.shtml

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Gene Dotson <gdotsly at watchtv.net> wrote:

>    Hi Guys;
>    I am building a hay wagon rack. Using all fresh cut green hickory
> lumber. Flooring boards are 16 feet and running lengthwise on the bed.
> Boards are 1 inch thick and 6 inches wide.
>
>    Would someone have an educated guess how much the boards will shrink? I
> would like to end up with about 1/4 inch spacing between boards when
> seasoned. Will the boards shrink this much if I butt them together solid
> when I install them?
>
>                    Thanks........        Gene
>
> P.S.  The weight of the bed is going to be a load before the first bale is
> loaded... G.D.
>
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