So I have had a couple of people tell me various things and reasons why they hang their wood and when. But I have not gotten a clear answer. So I figured I may get some real answers here. When do you guys hang your wood. What are the benefits to hanging? I have been hanging mine after every session on the lathe. Is this over-kill? This is for shafts, forearm, and handle wood.
Hanging wood
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1. To provide equal air circulation all the way around the wood.
2. To get them out of the way.
3. So your shop looks cool.
Kelly
I feel it puts gravity into play as well as air circulation....and yea all those fronts, handles and shafts look good too..
Gravity is the weakest force in the universe...but it is also the most constant. That can't hurt either!
Kelly
It is weak yes, but every little bit helps. I'll take the space saving of hanging any day.
For 25 years my handle & forearm wood has layed flat on shelves, with thin slats of wood between the layers. I stand my shaft wood in a rack. I have never hung any wood. I have very little problem with warpage. I think that proper turning & proper amounts of rest between turnings is much more important to the wood...JER
Same here.
I put the shafts standing joint end down in a rack about an inch apart each.
I let them taste 10% and up to 60% humidity at 35-110 degrees.
I think that's what seasoning is all about. Experiencing different seasons.
I loved that so much I couldn't help but put that as my AZB signature (I never had one before). If it is not your own expression I would be thankful for a name to provide proper copyright. :thumbup:
That exact quote I came up with at the time I wrote the post. I am sure someone in history at some time made it a point to explain that gravity is the weakest force in the universe and that was written somewhere, but I wouldn't know who it was. It is a somewhat common saying in certain circles, so I think you are ok to use it without a reference. I certainly don't mind.
Kelly
Edit: After doing an internet search on "gravity is the weakest force in...", everyone says it, but nobody says who said it the first time.
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Eric Wynne
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Gravity .... will warp wood if left in a position where it works against the grain . Cues laid flat and stored for along period of time will warp . So hanging the wood retards the effect gravity has on the wood . The other reasons previously stated are true also ...
