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   Jamie_Buxton | Jul 28, 2002 05:51am | #1

   You could use 50 lbs per cubic foot.   Think about it this way.   Most freshly-cut logs from North America will float in water, but just barely.  Water weighs 64 lbs per cubic foot, so things that float in it have to weigh less. 

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   Biscardi | Jul 28, 2002 08:13am | #2

   The Virgina Tech Forestry Department hasfree plans for a solar powered kiln that can be made of plastic tarps.You might give them a call. They are located in Blacksburg, Va.

   Frank

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   DaveRicheson | Jul 28, 2002 02:31pm | #4

   I have about half of the 1000 bf stickered under tarps in the field by my shop now. The stack is setting on a plywood floor nailed to treated 4x4s. It is not wrapped tight and has been a real pain to keep cover whenever there is a big storm. Over all, however, the plastic wrap has worked fairly well for keeping the weather off of the stack. It is a zero for keeping out insects and other vermin that want to call it home. A gray fox even made its' borough under the floor. That cut down on the voles, mole and field mice, but elevated my pucker factor when I startled it the other day.

   I'll look into the U of V design. see if it solves those problems.

   Thanks, Dave

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   DaveRicheson | Jul 28, 2002 02:16pm | #3

   Thanks Jamie. If I use 50 lbs./cubic ft. and figure an 8x12x4 ft stickered stack it comes out to about 110 lbs/sq.ft. That is using 80% of the actual cubic foot weight calculation. Just a guess that stickers and spacing between boards will reduce the total mass by 20%.

   Does this sound about right?

   Dave