Curly Pyinma

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With the help of another person on here I found another supplier for this wood. It has been air dried for atleast 2 years according to the new supplier. I won't use it though until it is at the less than 8% mark.

Anyway I have a ton of time to wait since this cue is for myself and not a customer. I would never try a new process on a customers cue. As for my background I don't know a lot about woods and their behaviors since my expertise is all in plastics and injection molding. That's why I asked the question.

Thanks,

That's if you can get it to 8%. You can't air dry wood any lower than your shops moisture content. Sometimes wood can be kiln dried to as low as 5 or 6% but once back into the atmosphere it will gain some moisture. If you have a good moisture meter you can check your wood every couple of months and when the content stays the same for awhile that's as good as it's going to get. When I receive new wood I weigh it and mark the billet. Every two or three months I weigh it again and when the weight stabilizes it's ready.

Dick

 

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That's if you can get it to 8%. You can't air dry wood any lower than your shops moisture content. Sometimes wood can be kiln dried to as low as 5 or 6% but once back into the atmosphere it will gain some moisture. If you have a good moisture meter you can check your wood every couple of months and when the content stays the same for awhile that's as good as it's going to get. When I receive new wood I weigh it and mark the billet. Every two or three months I weigh it again and when the weight stabilizes it's ready.

Dick

Its the little tips and tricks like this that make this forum so great. Thanks for the insight Dick. I appreciate your willingness to share your info and processes with all of us noobs. :thumbup:

Joe