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robertw · « **on:** December 12, 2012, 12:49:47 PM »

Kilns in the South use steel "weights" on top of their cars or packs of lumber. This is to prevent the top courses of Southern pine from twisting and warping. Why don't we see this practice in the West?

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Craig Jensen · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2012, 05:14:34 PM »

I know of 2 mills in northern Idaho that do use weights, and it seems to be effective for them.

Others have found that blocking air flow to the top 3 or 4 courses has a very similar effect on the types of wood dried in the inland northwest.

Craig J.

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