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Measuring the Moisture Content of Timber

The amount of water in a piece of wood is known as its moisture content. Because this is expressed as a percentage of the dry weight of the piece, not of the total weight, it is possible to have...

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Dry Wood Faster By Boiling It

Drying Wood by boiling it has several advantages over traditional drying methods. This article deals primarily with drying turned wood bowls, but the process can be adapted to other...

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Drying Wood With Forced Dry Air

How many ways do you know to dry wood? Do you want to learn another technique? Do you sometimes feel under pressure to get wood dried and then turned in a hurry? Well not to fear! Now...

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Drying Roughed Out Bowls and Wood

I have been getting a lot of question from beginning turners on drying bowl blanks and rough turning stock. Most of the questioners seem to be having trouble with their bowls or other vessels...

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3 Methods of Drying Wood in Air

In this post we'll be discussing 3 methods of drying wood with air. They include: 1. strictly air drying, 2. strictly kiln drying, and 3. air drying followed by kiln drying. 1. Strictly Air...

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5 Factors to Consider When Air Drying Wood

Although many methods of drying timber have been tried over the years only a few of these enable drying to be carried out at a reasonable cost and with minimal damage to the timber. The most...

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