air drying hardwood lumber in missoula, montana

[localcrew]

Air-dried lumber is suitable for some things but not all things. Any application where you'll have lumber indoors and side-to-side will amplify the effects of shrinkage. Like hardwood floors. Even in other applications there's one area of kiln-drying that can't be duplicated by air-drying: Killing borer beetle larvae. If you don't kiln-dry your lumber then don't be surprised if you start seeing piles of sawdust underneath your cabinets and fine furniture. Solar kilns are nice.

[kenfo0]

I find it bizarre you work in the wood industry but don't have a wood-based skill (carpentry or some wood-working art?). Perhaps not as odd as it first strikes me...

[McCartanTransport]

So if I understand this right, this lumber is exposed to rain, snow and all the other elements and dries just fine?

[tribalwind]

nice one paul,

this is how i dry all the urban trees i mill ,

i use almost all of it myself, it efinately is nicer to work with than kilned wood..especially for woodturning...

some species or trees will twist,some cup and some crack(which i like to enhance rather than try hiding) more than other . much can be due to that individual trees location and life.wind-shake and other external stresses for one thing...it is imperative that you seal the endgrain immediately with wax to slow the drying.

[tiroler537]

Thats what i would call Premium hard wood ,and great for making fine furniture