MKGBass Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 Does anybody know of any ways to dry wood in your home, besides letting it sit there for a few years? The oven? Thanks. Quote
MzI Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 i stuck mine up in the attic dont kno how long itll take to dry tho MzI Quote
Drak Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 The answer to that one is one you will not like. Unless you have a kiln lying about, your looking at approximately 1 inch per year, and don't use it if it's not dry and seasoned, unseasoned/wet wood sucks tonewise. That poplar I bought a few weeks ago was still too fresh, it's already developing splits in it. AFAIC, it's junk. I don't have that long to wait! Quote
MKGBass Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Posted April 12, 2004 Thats what i was thinking, NO WAITS! I acquired an ash tree. And i cut some of the boards up and they're a long ways from dry (i got it a year ago). I'm gonna have to slice it all down i guess and give it another year or so... Quote
goth_fiend Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 ive got a bunch of alder that i have to wait for it to dry as well...and that sucks. 2 1/2" thick boards had them for about 6 weeks just cut Quote
asm Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 i think i heard someone say that with kiln its like 1-3months per 1" instead of a year per 1" if true, id find somone with a kiln, dont know how you go about that and asking them if you can put it in there and how much they charge though. tell us how it goes. t Quote
hyunsu Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 in classic guitar... 3~5mm for at least 5years ^^ my teacher naver use at least 5 years air died... if classic guitar dry rule is apply to solid body.. we dont make solidbody ^^ i think drying is very important .. Quote
MzI Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 you could try gettin one of those portable garages or like a green house structure and just stick the wood in there should get nice and warm and dry wood quicker then just air drying MzI Quote
Curtis P Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 green houses build up moisture dont they?? take it to NASA or somewhere and put it in a wind tunnel for 20 min at 20 inchs thick, lol Curtis Quote
Andreas Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 I dont have any expierence at all at this subject so I might be way off in my answer but...Has anyone thought about chemicals? There are some dehydrating agents that remove water from anything ..even the chemical bonds. Im pretty sure that a dehydrating of that degree is not nedded but has anyone tried salting the wood or placing it in brine solution? Calcium chloride works well in dehydrating moisture as well. Quote
Slaughthammer Posted April 12, 2004 Report Posted April 12, 2004 if you want to remove the water out of chemical bond from wood, all that you will get is a piece of coal.... but Calcium chloride might work, but i thing, a kiln works better.. Quote
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