Table 3.
Initial MC and Final MC according to species, type, size, and pretreatment condition

Specimens		Cedar				Larch
		Square timber		Round timber		Square timber		Round timber
		Initial MC (%)	Final MC (%)	Initial MC (%)	Final MC (%)	Initial MC (%)	Final MC (%)	Initial MC (%)	Final MC (%)
		9 cm	C	27.9	12.8	17.2	10.2	33.7	8.9	25.6	7.8
I	325		17.1	32.2	7.9	33.3	8.9	20.2	8.6
K	34.4		10.9	18.7	8.3	28.5	8.5	28.7	8.2
KI	35.2		9.7	23.8	10.3	32.4	8.3	22.6	7.3
12 cm	C	52.6	20.5	29.0	15.5	37.8	13.4	37.2	10.0
	I	49.7	13.3	26.7	11.1	41.8	12.3	28.7	11.5
	K	47.3	20.6	29.7	13.7	48.5	11.8	43.5	7.2
	KI	41.9	19.6	85.4	9.9	44.7	11.1	41.5	8.6
15 cm	C	57.3	29.9	53.9	12.4	66.7	15.6	50.2	13.5
	I	49.1	29.1	37.9	23.8	70.4	17.9	54.0	13.2
	K	87.7	17.6	46.0	15.1	57.5	21.2	41.5	11.1
	KI	63.2	16.5	43.6	15.7	87.1	13.6	44.4	10.9

C: control, I: incising, K: kerfing, KI: a combination of incising and kerfing.