: Yesterday I picked up a bunch of air dried flat sawn Western Red Cedar (after
: 3 weeks of looking around this was all I could find). It looks dry enough
: to use in my opinion. The lumber yard estimated the moisture content at
: 15%. It will probably be about 2 weeks before I lay the first strip.

: Have I just bought a handfull of trouble because of the moisture content or
: is this stuff probably ok to use?

: Ken

Ken, If you have two weeks to go then lay the wood out on some spacers and put a fan on it to move some air around it. If it's fairly warm it should make quite a difference in two weeks. I'm not sure what moisture content is acceptable but if you try ripping a few strips off and it doesn't cut smooth but looks kinda hairy then it's still too wet. Hope this helps.....Don