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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Rusting machines vs. dry wood
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 03:55:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 24 03:55:20 1985
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> Dehumidifiers?? These guys really need a visit to the Midwest.  (Must be
> boring not to have seasons...)

Seasons ain't the problem in understanding.  We got seasons here in
Colorado, no problem.  (Sometimes they get a little mixed up, of course;
we've already had our first three snows but the weather is beautiful and
warm now--er, last time I looked it was...)  The difference is that we
mostly keep water in lakes/rivers/etc. and breathe air.  Must be
interesting to need gills back there in the Midwest, but if I never
experience another winter near Lake Michigan I won't count it as a lost
experience of my youth.

Seriously, when you get to a dry climate you get to trade rusting tools for
cracking/checking/warping wood.  If anyone feels like posting some general
notes on dealing with solid wood (i.e., not plywood) in the face of 5-10%
relative humidity, I'd be interested.
-- 
Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
   ...At last it's the real thing...or close enough to pretend.