Author: Roger G. Skolmen

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-02-06

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780265836606

Excerpt from Drying of Silk-Oak in Hawaii To date little is known about the drying of lumber milled from trees grown in Hawaii. The study reported here was undertaken to answer some of the questions about the drying of silk-oak. Though this initial study was concerned primarily with air drying, the study material was kiln-dried to a low final moisture content suitable for cabinet wood. Air drying of lumber is influenced greatly by weather conditions and the methods of piling lumber on the yard. Hawaii has a great climatic variation from one location to another. In some inhabited areas rainfall exceeds 150 inches annually and high humidity prevails; here, very mild drying conditions often result in such sl w drying of lumber that stain and mold develop. Other areas have less than 20 inches annual rainfall and low humidity; here, drying conditions are severe and end splitting and surface checking may develop during drying. Since weather conditions vary greatly within relatively short distances, an area best suited for the air drying of local woods might be selected when planning installation of a sawmill. At a given location the effects of adverse weather can be minimized; drying conditions can be controlled on the air-drying yard by the methods of piling and protecting the piles of lumber from direct sun and rain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.