First of all hello everyone on SMC this is my first post.
Yesterday I brought home approx 100 BF of 4/4 wide white pine that was just circular sawn a few days ago. I don’t have a ton of room outside around my house for stacking this lumber so I stickered it up in my basement where my shop is. I live in southern PA and my basement usually stays about 60-65 this time of year. I have a dehumidifier running right now close to the stack. The wood before I brought it home last night measured 30-40%.
My question is should I really be starting the drying drying process outside? I’m worried if the pine will dry too fast. I do have a space on the open back porch which would be under roof but in the open to airflow (it’s just my wife is not crazy about the idea). With the pine being wide I’m trying hard to not get surface checks down the middle of the boards.
Thanks for all the help!