March 27, 2020 Home Page New Web App Calculates Equilibrium Moisture Content whether you measure humidity with Wet Bulb, Dew Point, or Relative Humidity. By Phil Mitchell NC State’s Wood Products Extension has converted the EMC Calculate (Excel) spreadsheet to a web based application that works well... a
January 14, 2020 Home Page 2020 Dry Kiln Operator’s Short Course at NC State Announced – CANCELLED By Phil Mitchell CANCELLED – THE 51st ANNUAL HARDWOOD DRY KILN OPERATOR’S SHORT COURSE – CANCELLED Cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. We... a
February 12, 2019 Home Page Two Workshops Announced for 2019 by NC State University By Phil Mitchell THE 50TH ANNUAL HARDWOOD DRY KILN OPERATOR’S SHORT COURSE Sponsored by the Southeastern Dry Kiln Club May 14 – 17,... a
January 19, 2018 Home Page, Wood Moisture Predicting the Air-Drying Time for Lumber Using the Air-Drying Estimator Spreadsheet By Phil Mitchell Lumber is often air-dried for months prior to being kiln dried. The air-drying yard manager must decide when to stop... a
November 17, 2017 Home Page, Wood Moisture Calculating the Equilibrium Moisture Content By Phil Mitchell The moisture content of wood in an environment held at the constant conditions of temperature and relative humidity will come... a
October 17, 2017 Home Page NC STATE WOOD PRODUCTS EXTENSION UPCOMING EVENTS By Phil Mitchell Fall 2017 Southeastern Dry Kiln Club Meeting (Jointly with OVLDA), Alcoa and Vonore, TN, Nov. 2-3, 2017 (see below for... a
May 24, 2017 Home Page NC State Hosts NHLA Hardwood Lumber Grading Workshop By Phil Mitchell NHLA HARDWOOD LUMBER GRADING WORKSHOP June 13 – 15, 2017 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina This popular workshop... a
April 6, 2017 Home Page NC State’s Dry Kiln Operator’s Workshop to be held May 16 – 19, 2017 By Phil Mitchell THE 48TH ANNUAL HARDWOOD DRY KILN OPERATOR’S SHORT COURSE Sponsored by the Southeastern Dry Kiln Club May 16 – 19,... a
December 23, 2016 Home Page, Wood Moisture The Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood in Exterior Locations in the United States: An Update By Phil Mitchell Wood responds to atmospheric moisture in a predictable manner. If the relative humidity and temperature of the air are known,... a
September 12, 2016 Home Page, Wood Moisture Differential Shrinkage and the Cupping of Lumber By Phil Mitchell Wood shrinkage is often calculated with the assumption that the radial and tangential shrinkage occurs parallel to the surfaces of... a