dry kiln
an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.
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The evaporation from the other surfaces takes place very slowly out of doors, and with greater rapidity in a dry kiln.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. WagnerThis becomes very evident when freshly cut wood is placed in the sun, and still more when put into a hot, dry kiln.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. WagnerIf the fundamental principles are all taken care of, green lumber can be better dried in the dry kiln.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. WagnerThe inter-relation between wood and water is as imperfectly known to dry-kiln operators as that between wood and heat.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. WagnerCareful piling of the material to be dried, both in the yard and dry kiln, is essential to good results in drying.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
British Dictionary definitions for dry kiln
an oven in which cut timber is dried and seasoned
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