Timber Yard Loghttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/Stacking, drying and sorting boards Ash, beech and poplar: three boards that behave differentlyhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/ash-beech-poplar.htmlhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/ash-beech-poplar.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTSame thickness, same stack, three different personalities. Sorting by use: what goes to the bench, what waitshttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/sorting-by-use.htmlhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/sorting-by-use.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTFour piles are enough to keep a small yard under control. Sealing end grain before it checkshttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/sealing-end-grain.htmlhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/sealing-end-grain.htmlSat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTEnds lose moisture much faster than faces, and they crack first. Air drying: roughly one year per inchhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/air-drying.htmlhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/air-drying.htmlSat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTA slow rule of thumb, and what the weather does to it. Stickering a stack: spacing and alignmenthttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/stickering-a-stack.htmlhttps://yard.dovetailnotes.com/stack/stickering-a-stack.htmlTue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTThin sticks, straight lines and a flat base keep a pile of boards honest.