Kiln Drying Wood Diagram

Download a free introduction to kiln drying guide that provides basic information on how to dry wood and the many advantages of drying your own lumber.

Kiln drying wood diagram.

Review our complete range of lumber drying wood kilns below. Download a free introduction to kiln drying guide that provides basic information on how to dry wood and the many advantages of drying your own lumber. This adage obviously only takes a few of the aforementioned variables into account but it s at least a rough starting point in understanding the time investment required in order to properly air dry lumber. You can often dry mixed species and thicknesses in the same.

Kiln drying is a standard practice in wood production mills and serves to efficiently bring green lumber moisture levels down to workable range moisture content levels that will not end in the myriad of problems that can be caused by excess moisture levels in wood. With the insulation we can use the kiln in the winter in ohio as the returned heat from the de humidifier and the fan motor are sufficient or we can add a small heater. This story originally appeared in american woodworker october 2006 issue 124. Drying times and kilns.

Click on any image to view a larger version. The kiln is nearly air tight and the de humidifier drains through the floor. October 2006 issue 124. Purchase this back issue.

Kiln chamber diagrams are also available. The traditional rule of thumb for air drying lumber is to allow one year of drying time per inch of wood thickness. Kiln chamber diagrams are also available. The ks solar kiln is a simple and economical system for starting to kiln dry lumber.