Drying large timbers

[Ron Overs]

Dale,

The rule of thumb is 1 year for every inch of thickness. If you want 
them to season faster you may need to break them down into two or 
three slices, then glue them together once they've dried. This is why 
most piano makers laminate the back post and beams from three or more 
pieces. It saves them having a yard full of lumber which they've paid 
for, but can't use just yet. Furthermore, the greater the section 
size the greater the risk of checking during the seasoning process.

Ron O.

>   Hey all woodchucks
>   We hav a project in progress at church which requires air drying 
>Ponderosa pine.  I have section that are 8 inches square.  They were 
>cut green in January & are now stacked and stickered in a barn 
>drying. Our Humidity levels have been in the mid to upper 30% 
>region. We will make replica crosses out of them & install them 
>outside. SO how long will this take?
>  My guess is by August they should be plenty dry
>   What say yee oh wise ones
>   Dale
>
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