<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Drying large timbers</title></head><body> <div>Dale,</div> <div><br></div> <div>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.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>  Hey all woodchucks<br>   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?<br>  My guess is by August they should be plenty dry<br>   What say yee oh wise ones<br>   Dale</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> <hr></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Plan your next roadtrip with <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004">MapQuest.com</a >: America's #1 Mapping Site.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>