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   PlaneWood | Jan 24, 2003 08:42pm | #1

   No problem.  Just let it aclimate for a week or so before starting to use it.  Go for the best grade you can find at the cheapest price.

   The humidity inside the heated store is probably low, so the boards will probably expand in width a little when taken outside.  Don't forget to take this expansion/contraction into account when making stuff.   As far as I know, lumber reacts to changes in humidity, not temperature.  But, in any closed environment, changing the temp will generally change the relative humidity.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy
   PlaneWood

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   CurlyWoods | Jan 25, 2003 05:12pm | #2

   I always suggest that customers stack and sticker any lumber once it is in their shops for at least a couple of weeks. We have wood shipped to us from all over the US and the relative humidity differences vary a great deal. As we are in Texas, out RH is typically much lower than say the Pacific Northwest and most of the northern states.

   It is usually never a problem if the lumber has been in our shop for a little while, but I hate surprises and want the customer to always get the very best results. An ounce of prevention is always a good rule of thumb to me. I have received perfectly flat wood from Oregon that was kiln dried, but may have been in a warehouse environment for a period of months. This woods RH will be higher than it was when it left the kiln, and will sometimes want to move if care is not taken to let in equalize to the now drier environment.

   Michael Mastin

   Curly Woods

   Figured Hardwood Lumber Sales

   http://www.curlywoods.com

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   LeeGrinding1 | Jan 27, 2003 12:18am | #3

   From your post, Michael...

   "This woods RH will be higher than it was when it left the kiln, and will sometimes want to move if care is not taken to let in equalize to the now drier environment."

   I think you actually mean the wood's MC (moisture content) will be higher.

   Firewood, are you buying kiln dried stock, air dried stock, green stock?

   You really need to know the awswer to this question before you write the check.

   Lee

   Lee Grindinger

   Furniture Carver

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   CurlyWoods | Jan 27, 2003 05:26am | #4

   Yes Lee thank you for the correction. Moisture content was what I meant :-) Michael Mastin

   Curly Woods

   Figured Hardwood Lumber Sales

   http://www.curlywoods.com

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   tcbaldmtn | Jan 27, 2003 11:28pm | #5

   I'm buying kiln-dried lumber.  The millworks that stores their wood in barns has greater variety, but is 1hr each way from home.  The other facility is in an industrial part.  They specialize in hardwood flooring and millwork for windows and doors.  They have a small selection of rough-sawn.  If I need wood for a large project I guess the larger millworks is where I'll go.  The supplier in the industrial park is 10mins away, and I guess I'll use them for quick projects.