Hope has been restored to the wood carving industry in Ghana with the installation of a 10,000-dollar Solar Kiln Dryer for wood carvers at the Aburi Industrial Centre (AIC) in the Akuapem South ...

Small operators in the forest products sector were urged at a recent awareness session to begin using kilns as an integral part of their manufacturing operation. A Forest Products Development & ...

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI) has prepared a state-of-the-art cost and time efficient solar kiln (SK) which will help promote country’s furniture industry. The experimental facility is ...

WWF Tanzania Country Office has launched and handed over an energy efficient Solar Kiln to eleven villages in Kilwa District Council. WWF Tanzania Country Office has launched and handed over an energy ...

Lumber drying is an attractive valued-added business with plenty of opportunities for well run, small- and medium-sized drying operations. The most important issue is the cost of drying we dry lumber ...

Students at Middleton High School are waiting for the next development in a unique class -- a solar kiln.

Oftentimes, hardwood lumber drying begins with exposure to an uncontrolled outside environment in a process called air drying. At times, loss of quality in this process can be in excess of 10 percent.

Ceramic artist Michael Flaherty goes the extra effort to be original with his art. Last summer, the artist built a wood fire kiln to glaze his pottery work. This year, he's built a solar-powered kiln, ...