Anyone heard of this?

[shoretyus]

Sounds like a bunch of hog wash?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Cooked-Stabilized-Curly-Tiger-Birdseye-Maple-2-boards_W0QQitemZ270247200814QQihZ017QQcategoryZ470 67QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[martyb1]

I seen that too.Not to sure :smile:

[RIFF WRATH]

guess it depends on the final price????
at least you won't have to worry about bugs. they do that with wooden skids if you want to ship international. I think they go 150 deg F, not quite that high. I would think that the moisture content would eventually increase over time unless you completely sealed the wood.

[Michelle]

Maybe these are boards off old pallets/skids....

[Lab123]

I always look at the Feedback...This guy has top ratings and very positive replys.. If I wanted this item I would not hesitate and buy....My 2 Cents worth...Larry

[shoretyus]

I always look at the Feedback...This guy has top ratings and very positive replys.. If I wanted this item I would not hesitate and buy....My 2 Cents worth...Larry

Why would I do that when I can go and pick curly maple at me wholesalers' and have a pick out of 500 mbf ?

My first reaction is that it would be too brittle. I have used some oak that a buddy dried in his basement next next to his wood furnace. I spent the whole day making 16 ft of trim. Over and over again. It was too dry and brittle. There was major chippage. This was clear straight grain too.

I was curious why 4% when industry standard for most of North America is 6 to 8 %. Thought it was something to do with guitar thing.

I now suspect it's either something that this guy dreamed up or it's the pallet thingy. I know a guy near here that trucks granite ( parts of your beloved Canadian shield) to the US and had to go to plastic pallets.

[geezer]

It sounds odd to me. I own a dehumidifier kiln and never take maple below 6% and I had a load of figured maple 80% destroyed in a microwave kiln collapsed the cells.

[shoretyus]

It sounds odd to me. I own a dehumidifier kiln and never take maple below 6% and I had a load of figured maple 80% destroyed in a microwave kiln collapsed the cells.

hmmm I looked at the ebay listing again and checked his feedback. He's selling a lot of knife blanks. He stated the Thremowood process ... google is my friend

http://www.superiorthermowood.com/EcoDryer/technology/tech.html

but they say they kiln to 8% but in 24 to 48 hrs

also found this

http://www.hillwoodproducts.com/specialty/thermowood/

seems like they are using the system in Finland for siding ? Maybe as a rot resistance?

http://www.forestnet.com/archives/Dec_Jan_05/value-added_manufacturing.htm

[Lab123]

Why would I do that when I can go and pick curly maple at me wholesalers' and have a pick out of 500 mbf ?

Wish I had the option of hand picking my woods...My location has me relying on sellers to pick the woods for me...So far I haven't been disappointed :smile:

[shoretyus]

Wish I had the option of hand picking my woods...My location has me relying on sellers to pick the woods for me...So far I haven't been disappointed :smile:

Yeah but you get to pick the finest sealskin for your case's. So were even :smilie_flagge17:

[Lab123]

LOL....The sad truth is I've never seen a live seal......

[copperhead]

When I Was A Teenager I Tryed To Push A 500 Lb Hood Seal Out A Of A Campsite In A Park Back In The Ocean With My 1980 Camero It Was Trying To Bite The Plastic Bumper But It Could Not Open His Mouth Enough To Actully Bite The Bumper I Didnt Hurt It .i Might Of Pissed It Off