John Shaffner
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Ok, here goes...I have an opportunity to get rather large amounts of green timbers at a very reasonable cost. The fellow will be cutting hard and soft maple, walnut, poplar and honey locust in the next few weeks. While I am going to let some of it air dry, I would also like to try to build a solar kiln, maybe large enough for 1000 bf.
The question being: Has anyone tried building their own...and how did it work out. Is it economical enough to build vs. the cost of hauling it off to a dehumidification kiln @ 35-40 cents/bf?
Even with the cost of the drying, it would still cost me less than a buck/bf. Hmmm, research, more research!
Thanks in advance for any input.
John
The question being: Has anyone tried building their own...and how did it work out. Is it economical enough to build vs. the cost of hauling it off to a dehumidification kiln @ 35-40 cents/bf?
Even with the cost of the drying, it would still cost me less than a buck/bf. Hmmm, research, more research!
Thanks in advance for any input.
John
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