Wood Moves
Warped lumber is less of a problem if you monitor moisture content and take steps to reduce variations in humidityMike Dunbar thinks a woodworker’s shop is incomplete without a thermometer, a humidity gauge, a moisture meter, and a copy of Understanding Wood by R. Bruce Hoadley. To that end, this article provides strategies for acclimating kiln-dried wood in your shop to limit warping and twisting. Equalize stock in your shop before working it, and monitor it with a moisture meter. Dunbar has been known to store wood under the bed or in the attic, depending on the humidity in those areas.
From Fine Woodworking #141
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