Air drying of lumber.

This report describes how lumber can be air-dried most effectively under outdoor conditions and illustrates the principles and procedures of air-drying lumber that were developed through field investigations and observations of industrial practices. Particular emphasis is placed on the yarding of lumber in unit packages. Included are topics such as why lumber is dried, advantages and limitations of the drying process, properties of wood in relation to drying, layout of the drying yard, piling methods, causes and remedies of air-drying defects, and protection of air-dried lumber. This article is in PDF format (file size: 4595 kb). To download this article, right click on the link immediately below and choose "save target as". To view the article, left click the link immediately below.
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Air drying of lumber.   ( )

This report describes how lumber can be air-dried most effectively under outdoor conditions and illustrates the principles and procedures of air-drying lumber that were developed through field investigations and observations of industrial practices. Particular emphasis is placed on the yarding of lumber in unit packages. Included are topics such as why lumber is dried, advantages and limitations of the drying process, properties of wood in relation to drying, layout of the drying yard, piling methods, causes and remedies of air-drying defects, and protection of air-dried lumber.

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Source: (General technical report FPL ; GTR-117):62 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Citation:   .  Air drying of lumber.  (General technical report FPL ; GTR-117):62 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm..