kiln idea
I remember an article from Mother Earth News that could be incorporated into a solar kiln, I think. The link is: Build a Simple Solar Heater What you think?
I have a drying oven that I use for drying polycarbonate that I have been drying my wood in. It is pretty hot and hard on the lumber but I have made do so far. Figured out that if I cut and sticker for a few days before putting in the over, cuts down on warpage some.
Have dried enough cedar to build kitchen cabinets and other built-ins for my house. Used it to dry my floors, wall and ceilings (#2 pine from the lumber yard @ 18% floors, knotty pine for walls and ceiling @10 or 12%) down to not readable on the meter, then put in the house to come back up a little before installing. Floors (1x6 t&g) are still real tight as I used tongue jacks from TS to jack the joints together.
Larry
I remember an article from Mother Earth News that could be incorporated into a solar kiln, I think. The link is: Build a Simple Solar Heater What you think?
I have a drying oven that I use for drying polycarbonate that I have been drying my wood in. It is pretty hot and hard on the lumber but I have made do so far. Figured out that if I cut and sticker for a few days before putting in the over, cuts down on warpage some.
Have dried enough cedar to build kitchen cabinets and other built-ins for my house. Used it to dry my floors, wall and ceilings (#2 pine from the lumber yard @ 18% floors, knotty pine for walls and ceiling @10 or 12%) down to not readable on the meter, then put in the house to come back up a little before installing. Floors (1x6 t&g) are still real tight as I used tongue jacks from TS to jack the joints together.
Larry
