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Default Seasoning Wood in a Cellar

Andy Wade wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Well how much water can there be in a cu m (a few tonnes) of logs? 500
liters?


Bzzt. Most woods will float in water so the density must be less than
one tonne per m^3. IIRC for most species it's in the range 600 - 750
kg/m^3 - hardly "a few tonnes." At 20% MC your 500 litres comes down to
120 - 150 litres in reality.

Even better then. I.e. you are reinforcing my argument that there isn't
that much water in wood, and over a year, the evaporation rate is really
miniscule.