My biggest problem with the furniture I make is the transition from workshop to centrally heated houses, and the additional wood movement. I have had a lot of success overcoming this by roughly preparing my stock and then taking it home for a few weeks to dry out further (needless to say my workshop is unheated, and it is impractical to do this). However to avoid having to lug all the timber around (and put up with my wife’s protests). I am trying to find the best way to make a drying cupboard in the workshop, probably using a combination of gentle heat and dehumidifyer. The timber is already kilned, but it is just to try and reduce the moisture content further. Does anyone know of any good information / articles / experience about doing this ? Thanks Nic
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A friend gave me the last issue of woodwork magazine, that had a good article in it on this subject. In it the author used a dehumidifier in a insulated box.
I have done the same thing, only I like to just use a little space heater to warm the air, then let some of the air escape which will take the moisture away with it. That is basically how a solar kiln works. If you warm the air 15ยบ warmer than the ambient air, Summer or winter, you can dry it on down to where it needs to be.
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