If you're looking to mill timbers, just go ahead and mill them if you know the sizes, then stack them with weight on them to reduce movement, in a shady spot with plenty of air movement. The smaller the stock, the better it will dry with reduced checking.
If you have any mold mildew now, just mix up a 10 percent bleach, 90 percent water solution in a sprayer and spray the affected area. I had some spruce starting to mold from the sap on the surface and hit it with the solution and cleaned them right up, the outside of the logs then had a chance to dry enough on the outside that they didn't form mold after that. Only 1 application was necessary.
I'd rather cut joinery in dry timbers than deal with larger checking in logs prior to milling.
Last edited by brad_bb; 05/18/10 05:05 AM.
