The ASHS Guide Timber Seasoning & Kilning

£4.00

This is a practical guide to drying timber through air seasoning and kiln drying. It explains the principles of moisture movement, drying methods, and how to manage the process to achieve stable and usable timber.

For solar-based drying methods, see Building a Solar Kiln and Construction and Operation of a Solar Kiln.

This is a practical guide to drying timber through air seasoning and kiln drying. It explains the principles of moisture movement, drying methods, and how to manage the process to achieve stable and usable timber.

For solar-based drying methods, see Building a Solar Kiln and Construction and Operation of a Solar Kiln.

About ASHS Guides

This is a physical printed booklet. Our guides are also available for online viewing by visiting our ASHS Guides page.


Though we have made this guide available to read online for free, purchases of booklets help support the work of ASHS in promoting the sustainable use of homegrown timber and sharing practical knowledge across the sector.