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Wood dried in a VacuPress dryer is free from oxidation and staining due to the nature of the low oxygen environment inside the vacuum chamber. This result is brighter, richer and whiter (in the case of white woods) color than can be achieved in any other method of drying. other difficult to dry species.

 
3 inch Hard Maple
dried from green to 6% IN 6 DAYS
(dried solid, then sliced into tiles)
3 inch Madrone
dried from green to 6% IN 4 DAYS
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As a result of Vacutherm's conditioning schedule, the wood is allowed to give up moisture in a way that does not over dry either the Core or the Shell. As a result, stress tests done on wood dried in a VacuPress yield better results.

6 inch
African Mahogany

dried from 43%
to 6% IN 10 DAYS

6 inch
African Mahogany

dried from 43%
to 6% IN 10 DAYS

No stickers are used during drying. which means no sticker stain. And after drying is done the lumber is ready to be dead piled and moved to the next stage of processing or to the customer.

VacuPress 4000
Lumber is box piled
betwen heating plates

VACUUM QUALITY WOOD
PACKAGED AND READY
TO SHIP

Lumber dried in the Vacutherm Vacuum Press Dryer is free of distortion with no twisting, bending, or cupping because of the 1200 lbs/square foot of pressure maintained on the wood throughout the drying process. Degrade such as checking and honeycombing is significantly reduced as a result of Vacutherm's patented control of heat. This means you get more out of every load.

Walnut gunstock
dried from 50% TO 6%
In20 days

Hard Maple baseball bat
dried fron green TO 5%
in 6 days

Lumber dried in the Vacutherm Vacuum Press Dryer is flat and stress-free, with uniform moisture distribution, and no stain or discoloration.

4/4 Tamarac
Dried from green to 6%
in 32 hours

4/4 Tamarac
Dried from green to 6%
in 32 hours

 

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