[DOC] [TLE] Wood drying - Wikipedia [PAR] Wood drying reduces the moisture content of wood before its use. When the 
drying is done in a ... Wood is air-dried or dried in a purpose built oven (kiln). .... 
These IPPC markings on a wood pallet indicate KD: kiln-dried, HT: heat treated, 
..... Air circulation is the means for carrying the heat to and the moisture away 
from all... [DOC] [TLE] How to Read the Stamp | This Old House [PAR] This cryptic tattoo indicates that a piece of wood meets established ... "Green" 
unseasoned lumber fresh from the mill is labeled either air-dried (AD) or surface-
green ... (KD-HT means the wood was also heat treated to kill pests, a 
requirement for ... framing a new house, figuring that all the wood will air dry at 
the same pace. [DOC] [TLE] Kiln Dried vs Air Dried Ipe Decking Options - KD vs AD Ipe [PAR] May 12, 2016 ... AD Ipe Decking is short for Air Dried Ipe Decking. ... So, for some projects, this 
means specifying KD Ipe Decking. ... Kiln Dried Lumber, 6-8%... [DOC] [TLE] Specifying - Western Wood Products Association [PAR] S-DRY and S-GRN lumber should not be mixed in a horizontal framing system .... 
S-DRY, KD or KD-HT - 19% maximum MC moisture content ... References to air 
dried or kiln dried indicate the method of drying or ... Keep in mind that DRY for 
the clear grades means 15% MC, whereas DRY for knotty grades means 19% 
MC. [DOC] [TLE] Lumber Grade Stamps - Int'l Association of Certified Home ... [PAR] What do grading stamps on lumber mean? ... The grade itself is indicated. ... "S-
GRN" (surfaced green) means that the moisture content is above 19%. ... Damper 
regions of the world often require kiln-dried wood for construction, which must ... 
with flame-resistant chemicals may bear a "D-BLAZE" notation on its grade stamp
. [DOC] [TLE] KD vs AD - The Forestry Forum [PAR] Mar 4, 2005 ... Author Topic: KD vs AD (Read 5857 times) .... The stress in air dried wood in your 
climate can be as bad or worse as in kiln dried lumber. [DOC] [TLE] LUMBER : Oh, Wood That You Could Understand : Doing ... [PAR] Apr 29, 1995 ... In the '90s, even the pros get their lumber from Home Depot or ... is sold after 
various degrees of drying: green (that is, no seasoning), air dried or kiln dried. 
Almost half the lumber sold in Southern California is green, as indicated by ... The 
S-Dry (solar dried) or KD (kiln-dried) marking means the lumber had... [DOC] [TLE] Wagner Meters | Kiln-Dry: What That Means for Wood [PAR] Dec 21, 2012 ... How do you dry wood? Wood producers usually kiln-dry and sometimes air-dry 
lumber to establish moisture content (MC) uniformity. [DOC] [TLE] Understanding Moisture Content and Wood Movement ... [PAR] Sep 3, 2010 ... Wood is hygroscopic, which means its MC will fluctuate based on the relative ... 
its equilibrium moisture content (EMC) with the airin other words, for the wood 
to ... EMC values of wood when stored at the humidity and temperatures 
indicated. ..... I'd be looking at trying to achieve 6 to 7% for the target MC. [DOC] [TLE] THEME OF CONFERENCE: Building a Responsive Tertiary ... [PAR] Results from the field test indicated that, whereas branchwood of the tree in the 
first ..... Note: A.D = Air-Dried Samples, and K.D = Kiln-Dried Samples .... a
ssertion of Haygreen and Bowyer (1996) that high moisture in wood means much 
sap... [DOC] [TLE] Wood Handbook--Chapter 12--Drying and Control of Moisture ... [PAR] For example, to be grade marked KD 15, the maximum moisture content ..... Air 
dry means lumber that has been dried by exposure to the air outdoors or in a... [DOC] [TLE] the sap

Question: a/d denotes air-dried wood; k/d indicates this
Answer: kiln-dried