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Title: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: stanmillnc on January 06, 2025, 01:11:42 PM
Purchasing high quality stickers is long overdue for me. I've had enough of my homemade warped drying stickers and am looking to purchase fluted, spiral, or otherwise high-quality kiln sticks that are consistent thickness and won't leave stains. Looking for recommendations on where to purchase. Thanks.
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: K-Guy on January 06, 2025, 04:10:33 PM
I have heard good things about the Breez-Dried stickers
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: doc henderson on January 06, 2025, 05:17:20 PM
US coatings (distributors of anchor seal) now carries smaller bundles than are required to purchase from the manufacturer for Breez dried.  I think @YellowHammer and @customsawyer have experience with the stickers.  I think Robert buys them outright, and Jake may have obtained his from his prev. employer.
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: Brad_bb on January 06, 2025, 07:31:01 PM
I think it was just before Covid I was planning to get the spiral type stickes like the Breeze.  There was another outfit making them in Tennesee if I remember correctly.  I was planning to go there to pick up a pallet of them, but I wanted to find someone that also wanted them so I could pick up more at once and split the travel costs.  It never happened though.  I can't find the contact.  But maybe someone else here has it?

Nevermind, I found it.  Has anyone here used their sticks? Their location might be more convenient for some to mitigate the shipping cost.

kilnsticks in Tennesee (https://kilnsticks.com/)
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: YellowHammer on January 06, 2025, 08:22:23 PM
I have been buying mine from Kelvin at Kilnsticks for many years, he's a good guy, even if he is from Tennessee, tell him you know me if you want.  Same place as Brad's link below.

https://kilnsticks.com
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: customsawyer on January 07, 2025, 06:27:31 AM
I got a 20' trailer load of them from the big mill i used to cut for. They used 6' stickers in a automated system. When the stickers would get broken a little they would just chip them up. I parked my trailer and asked them to put them on it. It worked great for my set up, as there is both fluted and flat stickers. I use the fluted on my hardwoods but find they can leave indention in the soft woods towards the bottom of the stacks. So I use the flat ones on soft wood and fluted on hardwood. 
Title: Re: Drying sticker recommendations
Post by: LadyDi on January 14, 2025, 04:34:53 PM
DHM Company profiles those. 731-335-1242