Claudio,

While it is true that there is more radial than tangential shrinkage, 
the solution to that is to
split the wood.

YMMV, Gary Katsanis
Albion NY, USA

On 09-Jul-15 10:29 AM, Claudio DeLorenzi wrote:
> Re WHY COAT ENDS WHEN DRYING LUMBER?
>
> I'm no expert but the reason is pretty simple- you are trying to slow down
> the differential drying of the outer wood from the inner.
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