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xlogger

March 30, 2021, 06:50:19 AM
I've got a few pallets of 2" cedar cookies that I cut a month ago. I've sold lots of cedar in the past and never kiln dried them.
Wondering if I put a pallet in kiln along with my next load would they might sell better $$$. Not sure best way to check MC on them. Any one done cedar cookies?



Timberking 2000, Turbo slabber Mill, 584 Case, Bobcat 773, solar kiln, Nyle L-53 DH kiln

WDH

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March 30, 2021, 06:52:31 AM
Cookies that I have put in the kiln split badly. 
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xlogger

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March 30, 2021, 06:55:38 AM
Quote from: WDH on March 30, 2021, 06:52:31 AM
Cookies that I have put in the kiln split badly.
cedar?
Timberking 2000, Turbo slabber Mill, 584 Case, Bobcat 773, solar kiln, Nyle L-53 DH kiln

WDH

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March 30, 2021, 07:49:51 PM
Do not recall trying it with cedar.  Will be interesting to see how they turn out. 
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

doc henderson

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March 30, 2021, 08:42:49 PM
mine dry outdoors and or inside the shop.  some split to the center with a half inch gap, and some do not split but tiny bits in the sap wood.  I think a partially dry loge helps in them not splitting.  the thickness vs the diameter can make a difference, but I have no formula, just trial and error.
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xlogger

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March 31, 2021, 05:14:11 AM
Might try some in my next load in kiln when I put in 8 ft lengths, my kiln is made for 12 ft some I can put a pallet on one end. I've air dried several cedar cookies in the past with very little splitting.
Timberking 2000, Turbo slabber Mill, 584 Case, Bobcat 773, solar kiln, Nyle L-53 DH kiln
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