hello friends, I have a walnut slab that’s around 11% moisture content on the edges and. 15% at one place. is it okay now to dry inside , I plan to keep the wood inside at my bedroom until it reaches around 9%. is it okay to keep inside now? or will it cause rapid drying?
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Does the slab have any cracks or checks? If so, how deep? If not, it should be save.
it does have cracks on one edge, its deep, like almost split and also very small cracks in the middle that are not deep
Yes you'll be fine. Be sure to keep in on stickers. On slabs or wide boards I like to hold them in cauls and clamps.
i do not have clamps but i have concrete bricks, will keep them on top as weight, the temperature in the room is around 72 F. I just flipped the slab and measured the moisture again, this time it shows around 20%. Currently i kept the slab in a shed, the shed is made with asbestos, i am just keeping a fan and blowing it constantly.
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