Stickers

[Woodlandbuddies]

A friend was using drywall strips he cut on table saw for stickers or spacers for air drying lumber. Is that a good idea?

[Ljohnsaw]

As in Sheetrock?  I don't think so.  It gets all soggy and falls apart.

[PA_Walnut]

No. Bad idea.
Stickers are an important aspect to the process of drying and need to be adequate and proper material.

Is it fence boards or high-grade furniture materials?

[moodnacreek]

Stickers need to be dry, absorbent , breathable and narrow. On white woods like hard maple or w. pine that is to be finished this is very important.  They cannot be a wood that could stain like walnut.

[GeneWengert-WoodDoc]

The most common sticker size is 3/4" thick and 1-1/4 to 1-1/2" wide.  Just about any species can be used except walnut and other woods with water soluble chemicals.  Stickers should be dry...under 10% MC for most situations.

1x2 pine that is available at large stores are pretty good and not too expensive.  Just cut to length.

[Woodlandbuddies]

Ok thanks for the responses. I thought it would fall apart too. It is ash lumber most like to be used for furniture. I have always used pine or cedar or ash except if the pine is not dry it can get moldy.