Thanks for the answers guys. Lee - The weather changes quickly in this area. The humidity was 25% ten days ago and now it is up to around 60% in the warehouse.
It seems like raising the humidity...
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Thanks for the answers guys. Lee - The weather changes quickly in this area. The humidity was 25% ten days ago and now it is up to around 60% in the warehouse.
It seems like raising the humidity...
Does anybody know how applying sealer to the edges of the table tops to prevent moisture loss might cause cracking? I'm wondering if that might be the issue. As John mentioned, maybe the sealer the...
I'm going to get a humidifier and see if that does the trick. I'm hoping that if they lose their moisture over the course of a week instead of overnight, the wood may shrink more evenly instead of...
Our supplier is reporting 8-10% MC for the lumber but I wouldn't be surprised if it is more like 9-11%. We are located in northern NJ and ship all over the US. They are telling us that 8-10% is...
Thanks for the answer John. I am using a pin meter that has a scanning depth of about 2 inches and the tops are 1.75" thick, so I'm pretty sure what I've measured is the humidity of the center of the...
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I'm having issues with cracking with my red oak table tops. I'm importing raw/unfinished solid red oak table tops from Southeast Asia and staining and finishing them in the US. The tops are...