European Dried!

[Larry]

I saw these beautiful red oak slabs listed on FB Marketplace this morning. In the description it said "30 months European Dried!". Written like it was a super way to dry slabs. Being the curious type I had to look it up and learned something new.

Is Your Kiln-Dried Lumber Dried to North American or European Standards?

I really enjoy reading all the wonderful lumber for sale adds on marketplace. Most of the time I want to run out and bump up the price of my lumber at least $5/bf.

[KenMac]

It actually looks more like European rotten to me..........

[Ianab]

While it's an "Interesting" marketing term, and "Air Dried" would be more accurate, here in NZ we don't dry wood down to under 8% either. If you do, and then build with that, you are asking for o problems as it gains moisture from the air. If solid hardwood flooring is imported from the US it will of course be dried to 6-8%. Standard practice is to set it on stickers for a few weeks and let it suck up some moisture before installing it. Otherwise you risk the floor expanding and buckling up.

It's been a nice fine Spring day here, and humidity has gone down to around 70% this evening, but if could be close to 100% by morning. 

[customsawyer]

That's a interesting read. Thanks for sharing Larry.

[barbender]

 The article is interesting. I don't think the slabs in the ad conform to either the North American or European standard though😂

[Stephen1]

Good read. It is what I understood from reading the Dr book on kin drying hardwood lumber. 
Come on BB its down to 15% and is rustic, should be worth 15$ a bd ft.

[burdman_22]

Gosh those slabs are nasty looking

[barbender]

I see guys on FB marketplace around here with their moisture meters stuck in the outside of a 3½" thick slab, cut "2 months ago" and reading 13%. Same thing with firewood🤦

[Larry]

The Harbor Freight meter is way better. It will read 9% on everything!

[customsawyer]

Larry you made me spit coffee on my screen with that one. The number of times that someone brings wood in here and just want me to plane it, as the don't want to pay to get it dried. Many of them will have sent a picture of their meter with it reading 9%. I always wondered how so many customers were getting the same reading.

[teakwood]

Yeah, me too Larry, that gave me a good laugh