Australian hardwood drying best practice manual. Part 1

Abstract

This manual is a guide to establishing a set of operations to achieve high grade results in product quality and recovery, flexibility, innovation, cost, and competitiveness.

The manual outlines:
- economic and feasible technologies for increasing recovery and reducing avoidable loss during processing, from the log to the finished board, and
- mechanisms that allow production value to be optimised in different sized mills.

Part 1 covers sections 1 to 7: Drying overview and strategy, coupe, log yard, green mill, green pack, bioprotection, rack timber.

Part 2 Link: http://era.deedi.qld.gov.au/3137
Includes sections 8 to 17: Air drying, pre-drying, reconditioning, controlled final drying, dry milling, storage, information assessment, drying quality assessment, moisture content monitoring, glossary.