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Wood drying
Fresh wood cannot be processed immediately because First the moisture must be removed from the wood. The wood is therefore dried beforehand. Therefore there is various suitable methods, depending on use. Wood that is to be processed into solid wood furniture must be dried gently Drying damage to avoid.
High water content in fresh wood
Even if you can't tell from the wood: Fresh wood consists of around 40% water. In order for the wood to be processed, the water content must be significantly reduced. One is optimal Wood moisture between 8% and 16%. This can go through Air drying or chamber drying can be achieved.
Air drying for firewood
When drying in the open air, the wood is stored lying down and covered, so that it slowly loses moisture. This is for the production of firewood energy saving method still very common. The wood will protected against snow and rain piled up. The should Air circulation should not be restricted if possible.
The wood dries solely through evaporation and air circulation, so that no further external energy must be used. Depending on how thick the wood is, this method can be quite good tedious be. For the Wood extraction in furniture construction and processing crafts it is therefore usually not the means of choice.
Vacuum drying of wood
With the With wood vacuum drying, the wood quickly reaches the desired processing moisture and is quickly available. This process is particularly popular with types of wood that are difficult to dry. Negative pressure triggers the evaporation of moisture in the wood , resulting in a uniform flow of steam to the wood surface. Not for all woods However, this type of drying is suitable.
Gentle wood drying in the drying chamber
In the drying chamber will often be the Convection drying used. The wood is used here Temperature control, adjusted humidity and flow speed of dry air dried. The wood is in the chamber initially exposed to high humidity, so that the heat is transferred better.
After the warm-up phase, the drying phase then takes place. The procedure is carried out with the Conditioning phase completed: In this phase the Moisture balance within the wood instead of.
The wood drying in the drying chamber is the Most popular method of drying wood for furniture making. By the gentle procedures The wood is optimally prepared for further processing, making it... durable solid wood furniture can be manufactured.
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