Kiln Sticks

                                (The picture above is courtesy of the American Hardwood Export Council.)

DLH offers drying operations an excellent way to save costs and drying degrade.  We offer Keruing, Balau and Kapur sticks which are often referred to as "Apitong", as well as Brazilian Hardwood Sticks.  The attribute of these sticks are that they last nearly three times longer than sticks made from domestic species with typically less sticker stain.  

These species have long proven themselves as both truck flooring and decking, along with their use in kiln sticks.  The wood is dense with long fibers and interlocked grain. Since these sticks are cut from straight butt logs, they are free of knots with very minor grain deviation. They are durable, decay resistant and stay straight even after multiple uses at high temperatures of over 200 degrees.

Since domestic sticks are produced from #1 and #2 Common lumber, they contain a large amount of knots and excessive grain deviation.  This causes a high percentage of the sticks to break with their initial use in a kiln charge and a continued high percentage to break in later charges.  Apitong sticks last through many more charges and are proven to be a better investment.