Author Topic: Cracked It Open  (Read 350 times)

ghost5

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Cracked It Open
« on: October 18, 2012, 07:24:02 PM »
I built a solar kiln several weeks ago and took the first couple of pieces out to check them today. I had put in spalted "elm" which was fairly dry and box elder which was dripping. I turned a couple of pieces of the "elm" into a predator call and it was perfectly dry  *bannana*. The elder was half the weight as when I put it in and I will try a piece of it to see just how dry it is. Being poor I don't have them fancy meters to check moisture content but I do know the water has sure left that elder.

Now to get the 4 trees I had delivered cut up into bite size pieces and into the kiln to dry for more calls. Might just build a bigger one now. Oh and I need a chainsaw, too.

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Re: Cracked It Open
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2012, 07:42:58 PM »
Can't wait to see what you make with that.

How long was it in there?
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ghost5

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Re: Cracked It Open
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 05:26:20 PM »
I can't remember exactly when I put it in but at least 6 weeks ago if not a bit longer. Amazing how well this thing works to be as cheap as they are to build. You need one  RkLu