Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a 20-knot (23 mph) warship designed with endurance to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. KaibÅkan were designed for a similar role in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
10 hilariously insightful foreign words. Kiln dried lumber is lumber that has been heated in a kiln so that it has a low moisture content. When the drying process is complete, the lumber usually has a moisture content of between 6% and 8%, making it significantly dryer than green lumber or air dried lumber.n the case of kiln dried lumber, the wood is dried in giant kilns with carefully controlled temperature and humidity levels. The goal is to get the boards to dry quickly and evenly, and to prevent warping that could render the wood unusable.
We have been using up an old supply of dry oak lathes-very think strips of split oak that used to be used to support wall plaster in old buildings-but these will soon run out and we'll be back to splitting our own kindling wood again. Generally splitting kindling is a pain-you swing with your hatchet and pieces fly off.