We all know lumber comes from trees, but trees were not designed for lumber. Man has to take something that naturally grows in a cylindrical shape, dry it out and make it rectangular. It’s a peculiar ...

It is now possible to kiln-dry a 25-millimeter thick gmelina wood in 10 days instead of the usual 75-150 days. Likewise, one can now dry a 50-mm lumber in 24 days instead of 119 to 198 days. The ...