[GRVY]

In a toaster oven. Anyone ever tried drying small scrap pieces of wood in a toaster oven? This wood is reading at about 13-15 percent in moisture content. I was gonna use this wood for small little things like coasters, ornaments, etc. before I seal them, I usually like getting the moisture down to about 7%. Can a toaster oven be used to get the small scrap wood down the last few percentage points?

 

[MrUnix]

Don't see why not... and a microwave works well also.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[Matt1371]

I just made a light bulb kiln that gets to 120 deg. Can’t see why a toaster oven wouldn’t work.
Don’t quote me on this but keeping the temp at or below 140 deg is ideal.
I am no expert at this by any stretch…

 

[GRVY]

Cool. I can bake it at low temp. Any ideas from anyone on how long it would take? Maybe just check it every so often to make sure it isn’t drying out too fast or too much

 

[LesB]

Besides heat you need some air movement to disburse the moisture that comes out of the wood.
If it fits in a microwave I would suggest using it and even better if it is in a closed paper bag to help control the rate of moisture loss so the wood is not stressed and cracks. Heat it until it is almost too hot to hold in you hand. Take it out, open the bag and let it cool and repeat until it is dry.....to your needs. Then let it stabilize for 24 hours. On wood less than 1" thick it should dry after about 3 or 4 sessions in the microwave.

 

[Foghorn]

If you have a kitchen scale, just weigh it every once in a while. Once it stops losing weight, it is dry!

 

[calabrese55]

Woodturners when turning punky burls or spalted wood use a toaster oven as the last stage of stabilizing the wood before turning. The videos that follow deal with stabilizing wood but the process includes the use of a toaster oven with some good detail on the drying in the oven.

Hre is a video explaining the process but the accepted method is a toaster oven to ultimately dry the wood after the previous steps. You can also use a regular oven.
here are some references

calabrese55

 

[GRVY]

Thanks

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Woodturners when turning punky burls or spalted wood use a toaster oven as the last stage of stabilizing the wood before turning. The videos that follow deal with stabilizing wood but the process includes the use of a toaster oven with some good detail on the drying in the oven.

Hre is a video explaining the process but the accepted method is a toaster oven to ultimately dry the wood after the previous steps. You can also use a regular oven.
here are some references

calabrese55