Startling Gallery Of Kiln Dried Vs Air Dried Lumber For Furniture Photos. Dry lumber is dry lumber. Kiln drying is also hard on the substructure of the wood damaging it and does not last as long as air dried (slow kiln) wood.
Kiln Dried Versus Air Dried Wood Youtube from i.ytimg.com Air dry/slow kiln — takes much longer to be at a usable moisture content for building projects, but for turning is much more stable than green and not as hard on the chisels. Truly dry lumber should have been around 9%. Kiln drying is a faster way to get a stack of wood dried out but it does a nothing to make the wood more stable in the long run.
Your best bet is to get a moisture meter to test your wood prior to use.
What this means for those of you who want to build out of kd studs is that wood right off the racks at home depot most likely is not a good candidate for furniture. He told me to stay away from the ad wood if i want the 6x7 x7' long mantle to stay put. When my air dried lumber reaches its lowest mc outdoors, i bring it into my heated shop for at least 2 months before i am going to use it. I see a ton of cherry and walnut for sale for under $4bf but it is all air dried.
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