[AT] How Much Shrinkage?

[Gene Dotson]

    Thanks Guys;

    Pretty much what I expected. The project will probably be on hole for a 
few weeks, so may get a chance to dry some. The boards have some warpage 
from the sawing and are now set on edge to help straighten them out. Need to 
get to other projecte now.

                        Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:44 AM
Subject: [AT] How Much Shrinkage?


>    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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