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Old 01-04-2005, 05:23 PM
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Default Moisture content of wood.
Do any of you worry about moisture content of any of the wood you carve? Maybe I should but haven't in the past. What do you do to get the percentage of moisture or what do you do to get it down?
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Old 01-04-2005, 06:34 PM
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On my purchased wood, I do not, I just carve away. On the stuff I am processing myself, kindof. I let it sit in my woodshed for 3 to 5 years, depending, then go ahead and carve it. What the exact moisture content is, can't say. I'd go nuts trying to keep up with it here what with the relative humidity varying from super dry to super wet for weeks on end. Some woods absorb the humidity more quickly than others, so I just don't worry about it.
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When I am drying sticks I have a very simple test. I hold the wood to my cheek and if it feels cool and clammy it needs more time.
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