Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, ed · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 46
BER. 31 parts. McNeiles process is said to be verygood : the wood to be seasoned is exposedto a moderate heat in a moist atmospherecharged with the products of combustion,say C02, which is supposed to convert thesap to woody fibre and drive out the mois-ture. Smoke-drying over an open wood Modern… … Fig. 129.—Four-chamber Sturtevant Drying Kiln, Section. fire drives out the sap and moisture andrenders the wood more durable and lessliable to attack by worms. Burying logs insand is a method of artificial seasoning.The disadvantage of artificial seasoning isthat the method of drying is too…
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