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These ladders last decades so presumably most of the shop work is in maintaining existing ladders, not in pumping out lots of new ones. It would be a waste of
by coryfklein 8y ago
These ladders last decades so presumably most of the shop work is in maintaining existing ladders, not in pumping out lots of new ones.
It would be a waste of time and money to kiln fire the wood for 6 months when you can just order it 1-2 years in advance and leave it in the corner to accomplish the same purpose.
- DannyBee 8y ago"These ladders last decades" Then literally this entire process is a complete waste of time, because they will never stay at any moisture content over this time period.
- loco5niner 8y agoI believe the article said the ladders were sealed with multiple coats.
- coryfklein 8y agoThe point is to bring them to the natural moisture content due to the average San Francisco humidity. Once they are there they will stay there because the average humidity is relatively constant.
- DannyBee 8y agoI understand the goal (I've been woodworking for 20+ years). Wood does not react to average humidity, it reacts to current humidity. Defects occur because of sudden changes the wood cannot "handle" (IE it's not elastic enough, etc), not because the average is too high or low. Over decades, the likelihood of that happening seems quite high.