Straitedge Process

The timber is dried for the Australian market to 10-12% moisture content by NSTI's highly skilled technical team using leading edge computer controlled kilns.

The process starts at NSTI's Green Mills where Victorian Oak logs are quarter sawn into slabs of various thicknesses.

The slabs are then racked out for air drying for periods of up to eight months until a moisture content of around 23% is achieved, after which they are reconditioned and kiln dried.

NSTI uses the latest technology in its kiln processes and this, along with lengthy natural drying periods, is a guarantee of accurate and even drying, which ensures consistent product performance.

After kiln drying the slabs are skim dressed in order to readily detect features and allow accurate grading.

Packed stock ready for dispatch.

Each slab is then dimensioned to width to produce the highest quality board of straitedge Victorian Oak.

Before grading and packing each board is end trimmed to eliminate splits and rough ends.

All Neville Smith Timber's Victorian Oak is fully dimensioned, skim dressed and produced by the straitedge process.