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geordief
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I am a bit surprised (pleasantly surprised) at how easy it is to dry out logs of timber in the fairly damp ,outdoor and uncovered conditions I leave them out in.
And I am wondering if there is something to the drying that I am not aware of.
Now I am talking of logs that have the bark on and I assume that this is very helpful.
But is there some kind of a ratchet system involved that makes it easier for the logs to lose moisture than to regain it?
Is it a bit like blowing up a balloon where it is hard to blow up but easy to let the air out?
Does the fact that the wood shrinks as it dries mean that , when it gets wet with rain it is much harder for the wood to absorb the new source of moisture?
And I am wondering if there is something to the drying that I am not aware of.
Now I am talking of logs that have the bark on and I assume that this is very helpful.
But is there some kind of a ratchet system involved that makes it easier for the logs to lose moisture than to regain it?
Is it a bit like blowing up a balloon where it is hard to blow up but easy to let the air out?
Does the fact that the wood shrinks as it dries mean that , when it gets wet with rain it is much harder for the wood to absorb the new source of moisture?