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I wanted to start a thread to discuss ways to shortcut the drying time require for wood. Please post methods that your know of.
Here are a couple I know of.
The microwave
For smaller pieces of wood you can fit them in a microwave and expose them to a large number of short burst. Winces microwaves heat by exciting the water molecules, it causes them to off-gas and exit the wood.
Vacuum chamber
Once the wood has moved past the green state, you can fill a sturdy container with stabilizer and, after the wood is inserted, use a pump to remove the air from the chamber. You then leave it under a vacuum(or close) for a day or so. You then release the pressure slowly over a couple minutes. This causes the stableizer to be drawn into the voids in the wood.
Here are a couple I know of.
The microwave
For smaller pieces of wood you can fit them in a microwave and expose them to a large number of short burst. Winces microwaves heat by exciting the water molecules, it causes them to off-gas and exit the wood.
Vacuum chamber
Once the wood has moved past the green state, you can fill a sturdy container with stabilizer and, after the wood is inserted, use a pump to remove the air from the chamber. You then leave it under a vacuum(or close) for a day or so. You then release the pressure slowly over a couple minutes. This causes the stableizer to be drawn into the voids in the wood.