Table 3. Volumetric shrinkage of round timber by various pretreatments

Sample	Volume before drying (m3)	Volume after drying (m3)	Shrinkage (%)
C	0.0993	0.0973	2.02
ES	0.0980	0.0956	2.50
ES-K	0.0981	0.0956	2.60
LS-ES-B	0.0974	0.0931	4.70
LS-PES	0.1003	0.0968	3.62

C: control, ES: end sealing, ES-K: end sealing - kerfed, LS-ES-B: lateral sealing - end sealing - boring, LS-PES: lateral sealing - partitional end sealing.