Wood drying
（重定向自Wood seasoning）
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![Small firewood logs drying on-site](/Images/godic/202502/21/Ved_i_store_vedsekker_til_tørk0953.JPG")
![These IPPC markings on a wood pallet indicate KD: kiln-dried, HT: heat treated, and DB: debarked. Essentially all wood packaging material that is exported to an IPPC member state must have a stamp such as this.](/Images/godic/202502/21/IPPC_markings_on_wood_pallet0953.JPG")
![Large wood-drying kiln, used for maple](/Images/godic/202502/21/Wood_Drying_Room0953.JPG")
Wood drying (also seasoning lumber or wood seasoning) reduces the moisture content of wood before its use. When the drying is done in a kiln, the product is known as kiln-dried timber or lumber, whereas air drying is the more traditional method.
There are two main reasons for drying wood: