NON kiln dried Pine

[Tazwell]

I bought some pine that doesn't appear to be kiln dried, because it was the only 1" boards I could find. I thought I read somewhere that not only chews, but other types of pine could be dried in the oven. However, I can't find anything on line now.

Did I imagine it? Can I bake untreated, un dried Pine (each piece about 1x8x8 ) in the oven to make it safe?

 

[EveningChin]

Where did you find it?

I've never actually found Pine at say a hardware or lumber yard that wasn't Kiln dried.

 

[Tazwell]

I did find it at a hardware store (lowes, I think) but it was in a different section than the regular lumber, and it didn't say anywhere "KD" on it, or on the tag. It also seems to be a bit heavier, or wetter, or something... but it may be my imagination, too.

 

[EveningChin]

I would ask the people there before doing anything to it. I've bought alot of pine from hardware stores and have yet run across any that wasn't KD. I would just stop in and ask or give them a call.

Pine is Kiln dried to prevent warping and decay in the wood itself. Lumber and Hardware stores sell KD pine because its faster to Kiln dry then let dry naturally. If it has a different color or is too heavy it either isn't pine or has been treated. If you think its still wet, why? Is it wet to the touch or has a green tinge?

 

[Tazwell]

Hmm... I guess then I'll give them a call tomorrow. Come to think of it, it didn't have any stamps on it, either.

I'm trying to use the wood to build a house for my chin. If they told me it was KD, but it wasn't, would it kill her if she chewed on it? Is it possible for me to dry it just in case?

It only seems ever so slightly heavier or more solid than I would imagine it to be, compared to the 1.5" boards I have. So I don't know.

 

[TillyChinchilla]

It is unlikely that it isn't kiln dried, since non KD wood can't really be used to build things. Non KD pine will be light in color, even greenish on newer wood, and some might feel sappy.

I wouldn't use something you suspect to be non KD, but again it isn't likely that it isn't. My father has been doing antique reproduction for 30 years so I picked his brain about wood when I first got chins.

 

[Tazwell]

Sounds like you might be right! On a side note, I did find it where the trim and moldings were--so I don't know if that wood is or isn't dried, compared to normal lumber.

 

[EveningChin]

Give them a call just to be super sure. But it its molding or something of that kind it is kiln dried so it doesn't warp or shrink in time and so it would hold its shape.

 

[Rickman]

I'd take it back, and exchange it for k.d., just to be on the safe side!
I've also found, when making or replacing shelves, chins don't like the "knots" in the wood, and don't even get close, but you can pre-drill them for hardware. Won't chew near the hardware, then!

 

[Essentia]

My chins have no problems with the knots in the wood. Chula actually makes it a point to try to chew it since it is so much more of a challenge (since the knots are so much harder).

As for the pine, I agree with EveningChin. I have never seen moldings that were not KD. Go ahead and call, or go up to the store so you can show them exactly what wood you purchased, but I have no doubt it is KD. At my Lowes not all the KD wood has the stamp.

 

[Cuddlebug]

I have seen "wet" wood at Lowes before, but they had it labled as "wet". It was green and had sap in it. I wouldn't use it if I wasn't sure about whether it was kiln dried or not.

 

[seachin]

It is highly unlikely that it is NOT kiln dried. It is not cost effective to ship the much heavier wood to the stores (unless it is specifically sold as 'green' or wet wood). Also, fresh cut pine is so moist and sticky that you could probably rub it with your nail and some water would come to the surface. Since it was in the mouldings section, it pretty much has to be KD. Also, your piece may have very close growth rings, which is the denser wood cut from closer to the outside of slower grown trees (which I generally like better as it warps less and wears down slower).