Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Drying Hickory for White Color

Sawmiller called wanting to preserve the color in white hickory lumber. A customer had rejected a load because it wasn't the color he was used to.

White color retention lumber drying schedules are available for a number of species, including hickory (T5D4 is recommended, and T3D4 should be even better – “maybe even T3D5.”)

The Wood Web has a forum on wood drying (moderated by Gene Wengert) that is very helpful for questions like this.

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