Short course in hardwood drying available at N.C. State

Registration is open for the 52nd annual Hardwood Lumber Drying Short Course at North Carolina State University on July 25-28.

Held at the Hodges Wood Products Lab, the course will provide practical knowledge about how lumber is effectively kiln dried and scientific background on related wood properties and processes.

“It will have value for the beginner as well as experienced kiln operators and with supervisors, sales, and marketing personnel,” according to the course description. “Instruction, by university faculty and industry experts, will be both in the classroom and through hands-on lab exercises using our 1,000-bf, steam-heated, dry kiln.”

Register at https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/wpe/southeastern-dry-kiln-club-2/dry-kiln-operators-short-course.