Took the first charge of 7/4 cypress from my solar kiln yesterday. Exactly 31 days after loading, most of the stack is in the 17-20% MC range. We figure we can use that and that it will continue to dry some in a covered environment. There was NO appreciable checking, warping, or bowing. (Credit to Ivey's sawing and coating the ends with AnchorSeal.)
I'm tickled pink! (Nope, not peach, DaveO!) This has reduced our drying time from approximately 90 days of air drying by 2/3!
Put in the load of 1" boards I picked up from Ivey at the picnic. 400 b/f in varying widths. We really need this lumber as soon as it can dry to a usable MC. ( I'm betting that if we get 10 days of good sunshine, that it'll be workable in two weeks. )
If I sound pleased, I AM! After we get our current inventory of cypress dried, we have some white oak waiting. I'm SURE that will be a different story with a different result.
Thanks for looking.
I'm tickled pink! (Nope, not peach, DaveO!) This has reduced our drying time from approximately 90 days of air drying by 2/3!
Put in the load of 1" boards I picked up from Ivey at the picnic. 400 b/f in varying widths. We really need this lumber as soon as it can dry to a usable MC. ( I'm betting that if we get 10 days of good sunshine, that it'll be workable in two weeks. )
If I sound pleased, I AM! After we get our current inventory of cypress dried, we have some white oak waiting. I'm SURE that will be a different story with a different result.
Thanks for looking.