Wood Drying Time Chart

When the drying is done in a kiln the product is known as kiln-dried timber or lumber whereas air drying is the more traditional method.

Wood drying time chart. Wood left in a heap will soon rot and be rendered useless as firewood. I havent burned or tested all of the firewoods listed in the chart above. This is based on a chart in Wood Handbook.

In situations where green wood is to be processed into usable boards especially in the case of thicker lumber a kiln is frequently used to control the drying process. Of this publication is to make available to dry kiln operators and others interested in kiln-drying wood kiln schedules that are completely assembled and written out for ready reference and easy use. Shorter pieces will dry faster.

Therefore in order to avoid post-construction problems a woodworker building a cabinet for this particular interior environment would need to dry his wood to a moisture content of 8- 9 beforehand and then keep it that dry during the construction process. Firewood must be cut into 16 to 22 pieces split and properly stacked to properly dry. Woodworking When wood is used as a construction material whether as a structural support in a building.

Drying times can vary significantly depending upon wood species initial moisture level lumber thickness density ambient conditions and processing techniques. Air-drying lumber typically takes at least a year per inch of thickness which is far too long for people that want to do a quick woodworking project. Thats pretty much true -- it can take nine months to a year for some firewood to properly dry or cure Drying time varies with the cut.

Air-drying lumber over time can help reduce stress in boards. Wood as an Engineering Material. See Table 1 for actual dimen-sions Presumably because of the lack of data these values are only ranges of time estimates.

Wood and softwood species. I considered making a drying chart for this page but there are simply too many variables to contend with. In the majority of cases the drying schedules are from the world literature with emphasis on US Canadian and British publications.