Dave in Fairfax wrote:
You don't *have* to have a kiln, sitcker and air-dry the wood.
Odinn wrote:
Yes, but that means 1-2 years waiting to use the wood

Very true. OTOH, if you have *pretty* wood, Air drying will keep
it pretty, KD will make it less so, at least in my opinion. It
does take time, but I've gotten used to that doing turning. It
isn't fun, but it's frequently worth it. YMMV.

Dave in Fairfax
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