arent you concerned about all that weight above your shop? hope the ceiling joists are beefy enough! a solar kiln build would take around a day, and save shuffling all the lumber into the attic.
Yes, there is certainly a good bit of weight up there. I have nothing else up there, and a load bearing joist through the middle of the shop. I’ve measured pre and post load sag before and there really wasn’t too much. Thanks for watching!
Hey Tyler...Thank you for taking the time to post this video. What is the moisture content of your hardwoods air drying them outside before stacking in your attic? I have a couple stacks of red oak that have been drying outside for a little over a year that is at 19% MC. Was thinking of moving it to the attic space above my shop to speed up the drying process. I live in middle georgia and the temps in my shop attic in the summer generally hit between 110 - 120 degrees in the summer afternoons. Do you have any problems with your hardwoods drying to quickly and getting severe checking on the ends?
Yes, I would try to get them a bit dryer before putting them in the kiln. Try covering them to keep the rain off. With it being so humid down here that sometimes extends drying time. Keeping air moving over them also helps. I would not put hardwoods in the kiln/attic if they were at 19. Maybe more like 12-13
@@TheWhimsicalWoodworker The stacks are in the shade and sticked with 1x2's and covered with corrugated tin sheets. So as a newbie woodworker my question is...if the "annual average relative humidity" for my area is 71% which according to a chart of MC by relative humidity is approx. 13%, is that the lowest percentage I can expect my red oak slabs to air dry outside no matter how long I leave it outside to dry?
Im curious if you ever checked the moisture content? I dont see how it is possible for you to get near 6-8% this way. Have you considered adding a dehumidifier, maybe wall off half with a plastic sheet as well?
It gets to 8% very easily. Keep in mind, I’m in South Georgia, in the summer it stays above 80 at night and gets mid to high 90s during the day. The attic is extremely hot... gets very dry, almost too quickly some times
@@TheWhimsicalWoodworker Not hard to believe . people have been making furniture long before the modern kilns were developed . great video on your method of drying . thanks.
BTW, I built a dehumidifer type kiln in my shop. A well insulated room that holds 1,000bf and I use an old 22,000 BTU window AC I picked up for free to take my air dried lumber on down to 6-8%.
Good work man.
You are a young man and for all the time moving wood you could have built a nice big kiln...Just do it... Merry Christmas!
Thanks! Every year, a kiln project is near the top of the list, yet it still hasn’t happened! Maybe 2021 is the year!
arent you concerned about all that weight above your shop? hope the ceiling joists are beefy enough! a solar kiln build would take around a day, and save shuffling all the lumber into the attic.
Yes, there is certainly a good bit of weight up there. I have nothing else up there, and a load bearing joist through the middle of the shop. I’ve measured pre and post load sag before and there really wasn’t too much. Thanks for watching!
It's funny 150 years ago they built some of the strongest buildings and now our wood is weaker. But you done great Tyler not knocking you.
Hey Tyler...Thank you for taking the time to post this video. What is the moisture content of your hardwoods air drying them outside before stacking in your attic? I have a couple stacks of red oak that have been drying outside for a little over a year that is at 19% MC. Was thinking of moving it to the attic space above my shop to speed up the drying process. I live in middle georgia and the temps in my shop attic in the summer generally hit between 110 - 120 degrees in the summer afternoons. Do you have any problems with your hardwoods drying to quickly and getting severe checking on the ends?
Yes, I would try to get them a bit dryer before putting them in the kiln. Try covering them to keep the rain off. With it being so humid down here that sometimes extends drying time. Keeping air moving over them also helps. I would not put hardwoods in the kiln/attic if they were at 19. Maybe more like 12-13
@@TheWhimsicalWoodworker The stacks are in the shade and sticked with 1x2's and covered with corrugated tin sheets. So as a newbie woodworker my question is...if the "annual average relative humidity" for my area is 71% which according to a chart of MC by relative humidity is approx. 13%, is that the lowest percentage I can expect my red oak slabs to air dry outside no matter how long I leave it outside to dry?
@@BigSidtrous it’s pretty subjective. I’m in middle ga too, during humid summers, it’s almost like the brakes get put on air drying
How did they do it in 1870? Looking good.
Im curious if you ever checked the moisture content? I dont see how it is possible for you to get near 6-8% this way. Have you considered adding a dehumidifier, maybe wall off half with a plastic sheet as well?
He has the heat and air movement , I think it can work but would take more time . Similar to a solar kiln .
@@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223 nope. It will never get to furniture grade this way.
It gets to 8% very easily. Keep in mind, I’m in South Georgia, in the summer it stays above 80 at night and gets mid to high 90s during the day. The attic is extremely hot... gets very dry, almost too quickly some times
@@TheWhimsicalWoodworker Not hard to believe . people have been making furniture long before the modern kilns were developed . great video on your method of drying . thanks.
"Labor intensive" I'd say !
BTW, I built a dehumidifer type kiln in my shop. A well insulated room that holds 1,000bf and I use an old 22,000 BTU window AC I picked up for free to take my air dried lumber on down to 6-8%.