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1. 
   RalphBarker | Dec 20, 2011 12:26pm | #1

   air dried vs. kiln dried

   Opinions will vary, but craftsmen have made furniture with air-dried wood for centuries. People who operate kilns will, of course, recommend kiln drying. But, kiln-dried wood can't be effectively steam bent.

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   roc | Dec 20, 2011 01:49pm | #2

   hhhhmmmm there are many things here to consider . . .

   Wood moister . . . who is that ?  Is that the baby ?

   Ha, ha, ha, aaahhhh, Ha, ha, ha, ha

   Wood Moister would be a great alias for the chat room.  I wish I had thought of it.  Do you mind if I borrow that so I can change my alias to "Wood Moister" ?

   Ha, ha, ha, aaahhhh, Ha, ha, ha, ha

   ah hum . . .

   OK , Ok . . . being serious for a minute . . .

   I would think one thing to look at is :  are any of the boards quarter sawn ?  Those would be the more stable widthwise.

   Or you could make the core of the posts out of something else, quarter sawn, and veneer over with the nice cherry.  I think there is an article in FWW.  This way you get the nice figure on all sides of the posts.

   I wonder . . . if the baby gets enough moisture on the air dried cherry maybe he/she can bend it ?  This could be a new IQ test for pre K.  Pre, Pre K.  Gotta start 'em early or they will turn out like me.

   hhhhmmmm:

   Simple curves go to MIT

   Spirals go to Purdue

   Waves go to Carnegie Mellon

   Figure eights skip all that and just become politicians. ( they don't get anywhere but have a knack for taking the long way ).

   Ha, ha, ha, ha

   ah hum

   ha, ha,

   See how its when they give me a day off ?  Besides having to retrain me I get into all sorts of mischief.  Top that with too much chocolate before breakfast and well . . .

   anything can happen.

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   roc | Dec 20, 2011 03:38pm | #3

   One option

    This is not the article I had in mind but none the less describes one method of building up legs

   https://www.finewoodworking.com/PlansAndProjects/PlansAndProjectsPDF.aspx?id=2721

   I am still looking for the other one but if you are not into re-sawing veneer then forget about that one.

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   j_saenz | Jan 22, 2013 02:21am | #4

   The normal wood moisture that can result from air drying is 12-15%. The best wood moisture for building is 6% but 12-14% is still doable. Try using stickers, thin wood to allow air circulation and cover it with plastic then expose it to direct sunlight. Try this for a few days if you would want to dry it more. But if not, you are pretty much good to use it. - J.S.