Author Topic: Pin Oak - Shed Plans (Read 1341 times)

OffGrid973 · « **on:** August 10, 2013, 11:42:04 AM »

Hello Members,

Thank you for the responses on my Poplar Poison Ivy logs...TECNU is a life saver for the itching.

I was wondering if anyone has plans for ~20x10 shed out there...I have 100' of 20" Pin Oak getting dropped next door and plenty of free timber to mill. Here is one Barn type shed I saw in a lot near me along with my existing shed next to my newly built lumber rack since Hurricane Sandy here in New Jesery (Walnut, Chery, Birch, Oak, Pine, filling up quick ) and my neighbors think I am nuts for the WoodMizer LT10

Thank you for any responses or ideas to make my life a little easier....The thread on making lap siding seems to be the best for the outside.
- Chris (Newbie)

tyb525 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2013, 11:59:52 AM »

One thing I will say is Pin Oak is known to have little knots throughout the log. That can make it hard to get usable framing lumber out of it. Not that it is impossible, but you might end up with a lot of waste boards compared to usable ones. However if the wood is free, I would definitely give it a shot, can't pass up an excuse to saw something

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mesquite buckeye · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2013, 04:31:54 PM »

If you prune up pin oaks when they are small, no pin knots and very fast growth.

beenthere · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2013, 04:45:18 PM »

And pin knots are not detrimental to strength, whereas large pin oak knots would be.

mesquite buckeye · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2013, 04:53:54 PM »

Definitely. If you start pruning them up when they are poles, you don't get either kind of knot. Just nice, clear wood. We are starting to cut trees in MO that we pruned and thinned starting in 1992. The stuff is coming in super nice.

tyb525 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2013, 09:55:29 AM »

Well hopefully none of the knots are too big!

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