 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Leesville timber drying kilns near Smithton, Tasmania. Because of Circular Head's wet climate the moisture levels in the timber had to be reduced. In the winter some logs can have 100 per cent moisture levels based on the dry weight and this needs to be reduced to twenty per cent. In the modern drying kilns an average 25mm board can take about six weeks to dry but in natural air drying it would take about fourteen months. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: The timber drying kilns at Leesville near Smithton, Tasmania Subjects: sawmills; timbers; kilns Places: Leesville, Tasmania; Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00539 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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