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There have been books written on this subject and there are a great deal of opinions on the subject of lumber drying as well. Therefore, we have made two catagories for lumber drying theory:

• Basic which is basic theory everyone should agree on.
• General which is theory where some people may rightly disagree.
• American drying schedules interactive page for developing US based drying schedules.
• Drying gradient schedules tool interactive page for developing drying schedules based on drying gradient.
• Wooddryer system drying schedules basically using drying gradient with added features available on Wooddryer System controllers.
• Pallet heat treating theory on pallet kiln design, heat treating, and pallet drying.
• Heat treating and drying firewood general information about the reasons, methods, and specifications for drying and heat treating firewood due to new regulations by USDA for certain regions of the country.