Storing Basswood

[dunedindirt]

I live in Florida, so we deal with a lot of heat and humidity. I ordered a bunch of practice sticks from Heinecke (thanks to all of the great recommendations on this site) and don't want it to change before I get to the last piece. What do I need to do to store my basswood correctly?

[RUssL.]

A cool(ish), dry place with no big moisture/heat swings is a good place to store basswood. If you can arrange the good airflow through the pieces in your wood collection that would help avoid any mildew.
Here in New England an unheated garage is a good place.
In Florida I would look for coolest place with steady relative humidity...that is to say probably not in an air-conditioned parts of a home. Air conditioning sucks the moisture right out of unfinished lumber, making it hard and brittle.

[Bob K.]

If you have a basement, that would be the best place, but I would make sure I had a dehumidifier down there. If you don't have a basement perhaps you could store them in a box in a closet somewhere.

[dunedindirt]

No basements here on the coast. Are we looking for a specific temp and humidity or just something that is constant? I was hoping there is some sort of container that would keep the wood for long periods of time. Heinecke has some amazing basswood and I wood love to order larger quantities to keep around the house for weekend marathons.

[Robson Valley]

Outdoors, under cover with good air circulation is best. The moisture content will settle down to 12-14%. Up at 53N where I live, wood indoors can get sucked dry to 5% or less MC. I stash everything outside until I need it. Piled on the dog houses keeps them from blowing away in winter storms.
Down south, where you live, I'd need to watch for bugs that might just have an appetite for my valuable wood.