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1. 
   mapleman | Dec 31, 2007 02:52am | #1

   Dave,

   from what I have read on the subject Holly is best dried using a vacuum kiln. If the wood was cut in the winter while the sap is down, then there will be less chance for the blue stain. I believe the thicker the slabs the harder it will be to dry sucessfully without degradation. Sorry I can't offer more advice - any holly I ever tried to dry turned into firewood.

   Good luck,

   Lee

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   DaveW | Dec 31, 2007 10:38pm | #3

   Well, I went to all this trouble. I'll see just how much really troublesome wood I can make into firewood. I'll let you know in a year!Sigh

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   forestgirl | Dec 31, 2007 03:09am | #2

   Bob Smalser probably can help.  If he doesn't answer here soon, you can find him at WWA.  Here's one of his posts over there:
   http://www.woodworking.org/InfoExchange/viewtopic.php?t=17678

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)