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  1. 08-09-2020, 3:23 PM #1
    Craig Meaney
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    Moisture Content - working in Eastern White Pine

    Hi all!

    I am building a Dutch tool chest and got some eastern white pine a few days ago for the case sides and bottom. I checked the moisture content today (after dimensioning it), and it’s at 10%. Will I be asking for trouble if I go ahead and dovetail it? Or is it OK to work at 10% MC considering that it’s such a stable wood?

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  3. 08-09-2020, 3:34 PM #2
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    go for it.
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    That's a pretty good MC for white pine so go for it.
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  5. 08-09-2020, 6:19 PM #4
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    Great, thanks Tom and Jim, I’ll move forward with the project
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