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Air dried VS kiln dried wood?

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Air dried  is favored by people who work thin sections  and require strength  like chair makers and instrument builders and those who steam bend.

   

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I have a mill and a dryer. If you don't have a place to store the 

lumber after dried I think it's now much different than air dried 

Just faster.

On 11/8/2018 at 7:38 PM, Cliff said:

Air dried  is favored by people who work thin sections  and require strength  like chair makers and instrument builders and those who steam bend.

   

Correct...

Out here, we don't have a choice. It's so arid that trees are dry before they hit the ground. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration but, that year for each inch of thickness is definitely not applicable. Although it makes no difference to mesquite, fresh cut 5/4 boards are totally dry within 4 months. It's very rare to find any wet woods out here. 

 

1 minute ago, Gene Howe said:

It's very rare to find any wet woods out here. 

 

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6 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

It's very rare to find any wet woods out here. 

:ChinScratch:...And I've got about 3" of water standing in one area. Been a rough year trying to keep up to outdoor work.56567ea584735_IDontKnow.gif.3cfca1eb302acab6008082f8235203b6.gif

 

8 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

3" of water standing in one area.

I wouldn't worry until this guy shows up

 

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28 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

I wouldn't worry until this guy shows up

 

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I don't think that'd like the weather this time of year around here. Although it'd probably get it's fill on migrating geese now.

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