[Woodcarver] red cedar

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Dick,

Upon personally drying lots of wood, including pieces over 20 inches in
diameter if they don't rot first, it dries at the rate of one inch per year
on the average. That is 18 years for an 18-inch diameter log.

I would load my drying shed with wet wood in thickness up to 6-inches.
Constant monitoring told me time that it took about 6 years to get all the
wood in the shed to 18%. 13%, with a +/- 3 1/2% from summer to winter, is
standard for these parts of the Midwest USA. I consider dimension-stock to
be dry at 18% because not much more will happen while loosing that last 5%.

Joe Dillett
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dick carter" <rhc511 at hotmail.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] red cedar


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> >From: "Joe Dillett" <jdillett at thecarvingshop.com>
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> >Here in the Midwest and East, wood dries about 1 inch per year. If the
log
> >is long to where the drying is going to work it's way out the sides
rather
> >than the end and the log is 18 inches in diameter, drying time is 18
years.
> >This is based on starting green and drying to about 18% moisture content.
> >
> Mornin' Joe,
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> I've seen variations of the "1 inch per year" rule of thumb. I've seen it
> stated as you have, above.
> I've also seen it stated that wood dries to a 1 inch *depth* per year.
With
> your method it'll take the 18 years, with the other method it'll only take
9
> years. Which one do think is correct?
> (Either way, it's a long time to watch wood dry.)
>
> Dick Carter
> >From the Manadnock area of NH
> rhc511 at hotmail.com
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