Niles Krech, left, and Steve Pracher measure the moisture in urban live slab lumber being dried Monday in the vacuum kiln at the Maine Urban Timber Co. in West Gardiner.
Niles Krech, left, and Stephen Pracher separate stacks of urban live slab lumber Monday at the Maine Urban Timber Co. in West Gardiner. Some of the pieces measure more than 6 feet long and 40 inches wide.
Niles Krech, left, and Stephen Pracher pull slabs of urban live slab lumber Monday from the vacuum kiln at the Maine Urban Timber Co. in West Gardiner. Some of the pieces measure more than 6 feet long and 40 inches wide.
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