How thick can you kiln dry wood?
For the past few weeks, I've been looking into bush mills and milling my own timber (thanks to the many people on here who have posted their knowledge)
I'm wanting to build my house in the next 2-3 years and the plans include having 150 x 150mm (6"x6") uprights as part of the main structure. Somewhere I looked recommended a year per inch, meaning I'd be waiting 6 years if I want to mill my own posts and build with them.
My question is: is it possible to construct my own wood drying kiln (I'm thinking in a shipping container) and dry timber of that thickness without it cracking and warping? I've seen a few kilns on this site, but I can't' find anyone who has tried something that big.
Kiln dry 150 mm sq. posts
Hi Code, Which species of timber are we looking at here for this project?. Old Pte
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codeMunk3y
For the past few weeks, I've been looking into bush mills and milling my own timber (thanks to the many people on here who have posted their knowledge)
I'm wanting to build my house in the next 2-3 years and the plans include having 150 x 150mm (6"x6") uprights as part of the main structure. Somewhere I looked recommended a year per inch, meaning I'd be waiting 6 years if I want to mill my own posts and build with them.
My question is: is it possible to construct my own wood drying kiln (I'm thinking in a shipping container) and dry timber of that thickness without it cracking and warping? I've seen a few kilns on this site, but I can't' find anyone who has tried something that big.