What Is RFV (Radio Frequency Vacuum)?

Radio frequency waves are similar to microwaves - they heat the wood's interior water, but the vacuum in the kiln keeps the wood from overheating since the water becomes a vapor at a much lower temperature. Timbers come out of the RFV process as stable as age-old wood. Never brittle, they increase their modulus of elasticity from their green state, and are relatively easy to cut.

With RFV Kiln Dried timber you get:

Dimensional stability . A dry timber is a stable timber, and our process brings the percentage of the entire timber's moisture content down to single digits.

Optimal structural integrity . A dry timber is a stronger timber, and testing has proven RFV kiln dried timber to exhibit exceptional structural characteristics.

No additional checking . Minimal checking occurs as a result of our process, and no further checking occurs after construction is complete.

Furniture-quality pre-finishing capabilities. The most durable finishes can be applied where they should be—in the controlled environment of the fabrication facility.

Peace of mind . Today's timber frame owners expect and deserve the best. And RFV Kiln Dried Timber is as good as it gets.

The RFV Kiln Dried Solution

Builders of timber frame structures now have another option in framing material. You decide: green timbers that continue their natural phases of shrinking, checking, twisting, and moving for years to come; scarce, recycled timbers from ever-decreasing resources; or
dimensionally stable, kiln-dried RFV timbers .

New York RFV Kilns pioneered the refinement of a unique Radio Frequency Vacuum (RFV) drying process that enables us to deliver uniformly kiln-dried wood of virtually any thickness. This includes the industry's most desirable hardwood and softwood species. Timber frames fabricated with unseasoned timbers, as well as some recycled or reclaimed timber, simply cannot provide the same performance.