Re: Drying rough cut hardwood

Posted by Josh in Pa on December 31, 2013 at 17:14:07 from (70.215.68.247):

In Reply to: Drying rough cut hardwood posted by Whichester1 on December 31, 2013 at 16:44:45:

I"ve always been told that boards will dry an inch per year. I dried some 3x8 oak that I used for joists in my house. They shrunk 1/2" in the year that I dried them, and maybe 1/8 in the several years since they have been installed. This will work for construction lumber, if you are planning on furniture it will need to dry longer. As wood seasons, it shrinks as it dries, and expands as it gains moisture in a humid summer. After several cycles of this, it does not shrink/expand as much. Seasoned wood is just as good as anything out of a kiln, maybe better, just not as fast.
Josh

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