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    Rewarewa is one of the most unstable timbers in NZ. It shrinks / expands significantly as atmosphefic misture content / humidity changes. Once properly sawn into overdimensioned boards it requires slow drying in filleted and top weighted stacks under cover and dried to 12% moisture content. Next plane it to required dimensions and seal it so no further moisture uptake is possible. Expect less than 50% utilisable recovery from any solid log. In short it is difficult to manage and main use is as a thin decorative timber rather than large structural.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woody View Post
    Rewarewa is one of the most unstable timbers in NZ. It shrinks / expands significantly as atmosphefic misture content / humidity changes. Once properly sawn into overdimensioned boards it requires slow drying in filleted and top weighted stacks under cover and dried to 12% moisture content. Next plane it to required dimensions and seal it so no further moisture uptake is possible. Expect less than 50% utilisable recovery from any solid log. In short it is difficult to manage and main use is as a thin decorative timber rather than large structural.
    @Woody, you’d wonder why god created this shit timber, only redeeming factor is it looks good?
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    @Woody, you’d wonder why god created this shit timber, only redeeming factor is it looks good?
    Well...God DID create 'Blonds'
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