Q. I heard that you said in a webinar that the variation of moisture content for lumber coming into the plant should be 0.3 standard deviation. Is this correct?

Q. What is the correct moisture for teak used for cabinets?

Q. We get our lumber at 6 to 8 percent MC. We check its moisture to confirm. So, should we set the plant at 7.0 percent EMC (halfway between), or should we set the plant a little drier, like 6.8 percent EMC because we want to discourage any drying at all?

Q. We have trouble controlling the wood’s moisture content, which means relative humidity, in our storage building and in our shop. Can you talk about how heating air lowers the humidity?

Q. I have read that you suggest a target MC for oak and other hardwoods for cabinets and furniture of 6.8 percent MC to 7.0 percent MC. Can you explain why please?

Q. Due to a recent severe storm with lots of rain, some of our kiln-dried lumber in storage has increased its moisture above the acceptable moisture content. How can we dry this out?

Q. We bought some lumber and it is a bit too high in MC, probably because it was stored incorrectly. How do we lower the MC safely?

Q: We are using composite cores now and would like to measure the moisture using an oven test. Does the amount of adhesive affect this test?

Q. What makes cabinet doors stick? We have several theories thrown around in meetings, but we want the truth.

Q. Here is the story. We ordered some panels from overseas. They arrived in the container and looked pretty good, but then a few days after we took them out of the container they warped quite a bit and are unusable. We just checked the moisture and it was fairly low, around 7 percent MC. What is happening and what can we do?