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Wood Drying Topics => Drying Defects => Topic started by: robertw on January 08, 2013, 09:57:54 PM

Title: Boxed-heart Splits in 4/4 Douglas Fir
Post by: robertw on January 08, 2013, 09:57:54 PM
We are seeing an increase in Boxed-heart splits in our 4/4 Douglas fir and I know it is extremely hard to prevent this type of defect, but was wondering if anyone out there has come up with a method of diminishing the chances of this happening. We are using a standard 80 hour schedule with an ideal target moisture content of 18%-19%.