Q: About how long should it take to dry one-inch thick, 10-inch wide walnut lumber?
Carol Reed: The conventional wisdom says one year for one inch, but there are so many variables when drying wood. Check the wood drying forum on http://woodweb.com/
Richard Jones: If air dried in stickered stacks in an open-sided shed, this might take about five to eight months.
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