Rob Keeble
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What Steve from Woodworkers...
Yeah, I guess all that air dried stuff you've got up on the roof is just no good, eh?
Softwood is considered kiln dried at 10 to 12% and you don't want something like pine to be much bellow 10% or it is to dry your com# softwood is considered dry at 19% which most of the time can be achieved by air drying.
Hope this answered your ??
Jay
Thats right John. The difference between that warehouse and you garage is what heat you what ever you are using and if the warehouse is open or what. It will make some difference.
The 3 to 4% could make some difference you more than likely you will get by with it.
Chuck I am only going by what they told me back when I used to buy semi loads of pine out of Oregon and what I had learned when using furniture grade pine I was taught to request it to be KD to no lower then 10% or it would get to punky. I know if pine got to dry it would sand away REAL fast and it didn't glue up or hold screws & nails as well and it seem to lose strength too me.
Jay
Dry Wood is GOOOOOOOOD