I have some quartersawn beech (4" X 4" by 60"), about 100 billets, which I intend to use as planemaking blanks. The wood was bandsawn about 6 weeks ago, stacked (about 50% open spacing) and covered. I have been monitoring the drying process (the stack is set up so that I can pull out a billet from the middle and weigh it periodically). So far, the reference billet has lost about 30% of its weight. I would like to kiln dry at least some of this wood so I can begin to use it immediately. Not prepared to wait 4 years to get it to stable air-dry weight! Does anyone know of a local kiln operator who is likely to take small loads for drying?
