On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:52:48 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
wrote:

I'm wondering
if we couldn't just put the whole dozen chairs in our wood kiln for a
few days and achieve the same effect. Any thoughts.

My thoughts are that if it's moisture you're trying to get rid of,
just set 'em out in the open sun for a couple of hours. Refinished
some lawn furniture recently. Used a pressure washer to knock off
loose paint. Left them out in the sun for a couple of hours to dry,
set them in the shade for a couple of hours to cool off, sprayed them.
No problems.

But, I don't think it was moisture the guy with the blowtorch was
after. Like another poster surmised, it was probably mill oil he was
burning off.

Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA