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Date of this Version
1973
Abstract
Avoid the expense of kiln-dried lumber by processing and drying your own lumber at home.
Anyone who has done much woodworking knows how expensive high quality, kiln-dried, hardwood lumber can be. Even kiln-dried construction lumber is expensive. Besides expense, there also may be problems with finding certain species of wood, highly figured wood, or hardwood boards thicker than one inch (4/4).
One way to avoid these problems is to dry your own lumber. Green, unsurfaced, or unplaned lumber can be obtained from many small sawmills in Nebraska and surrounding states. You may also want to obtain your own logs and hire a sawmill operator to cut them to your specifications. These logs could come from your own land or could be purchased from a woodlot owner. Even shade trees that need to be removed can sometimes be used in this way.
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