Post #201104 by Aaron's Akua on Thu, Dec 1, 2005 4:52 PM

I started prepping my next log today - a piece of Cedar that I got from Will at SCTikishack. I picked this log because there was barely a glimmer of cracks and it's been curing for quite a while. Besides, it smells really, really nice.

To procure the log, I had to venture into my below-porch storage, which has become a veritable nightmare of spiders and creepy crawlies. I'm tempted to hose all of my wood down with insecticide.

I've got way too much wood crammed under my porch, and I'm planning on culling out any pieces with cracks by converting them to firewood this weekend. At my slow rate of carving, it would take me years to get through what I've got, and I've found it's best to start with the least cracked wood possible, as it just gets worse from then on.

I've got a few questions on wood storage:

Is it better to remove all of the bark for long-term storage? Will this cut down on all the bugs & spiders that have moved in and multiplied? I'm also concerned about termites (and possible spread to my home), though I have not seen any yet. Will the bark removal hasten or increase cracking of the wood?

Thanks,

A-A