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Lots of free plans for solar powered wood drying kilns to reduce the moisture content of wood.
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Virginia Tech Solar Kiln
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 This
is a really excellent resource for wood drying information. Including plans for what looks like a very well thought out solar wood drying kiln. |
WoodWeb -- Solar Kiln Designs
Kiln pictures from WoodWeb: |
 Lots of information on solar drying of wood.
Detailed diagrams of quite a few solar wood drying kiln designs. |
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A Look at Mother’s Solar Wood-Drying Kiln Mother Earth News Part 1: www.motherearthnews.com Part 2: www.motherearthnews.com |
 Mother
Earth News Article, Issues 89 and 90, Sept 84An article on a large solar wood drying kiln, and some information on the ins and outs of drying wood. |
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Processing Trees to Lumber for the Hobbyist and Small Business Plans for a Solar Kiln, Eugene M. Wengert and Dan A. Meyer http://owic.oregonstate.edu/solarkiln/plans.htm
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 Information
on designing and building a solar wood drying kiln. |
| Constructing and Operating A Small Solar-Heater Lumber Dryer, Paul Bois, National Wood Drying Specialist |
 Plans
for a solar wood drying kiln. This is 2nd generation design that has
been tested and produces good results. |
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A Homemade Solar Lumber Kiln Edward A. Fassig Mother Earth News |
 Mother
Earth News Article, Issue 76 July/Aug 1982Article on designing, building, and using a solar lumber drying kiln. |
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A Solar Wood Kiln www.rutuonline.com/html/solar_kiln.html
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 A
solar wood drying kiln in which the entire front glazed area lifts up for
access.If you are into boat building, this site describes the building of a 45 foot sailboat -- very interesting. |
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Wood Industry Fact Sheet -- Solar Drying Basics, West Virginia University
Extension Service www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forestry/wooddr1.pdf
Details (pdf) |
 Good
and straightforward design information for building successful solar wood
drying kilns.From the West Virginia University Extension Service |
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A couple large scale solar wood drying kilns
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couple of interesting large scale wood drying kilns from AU. The first
seems like it might be adaptable to a combined kiln/greenhouse/sunspace in a
single structure? |
