31- * Encyclopædia Britannica 32: + seasoning 33- * My Britannica 34- 35: CREATE MY seasoning NEW ARTICLE 36- -- 51- 52:seasoning 53- -- 63- 64: seasoning, in lumbering, drying lumber to prepare it for use. 65- Unseasoned (green) wood is subject to attack by fungi and insects, and 66- it also shrinks as it dries. Because it does not shrink evenly in all 67: directions, it is likely to split and warp. The most common seasoning 68: methods are air seasoning and dry-kiln seasoning. In air seasoning, the 69- boards are stacked and divided by narrow pieces of wood called stickers 70- so that the air can circulate freely about each board. The stack is 71: slanted to facilitate drainage of rain. In dry-kiln seasoning, the wood 72- is placed in a structure in which heat, humidity, and air circulation 73- are carefully controlled by fans and steam pipes. As adjuncts to air 74: and kiln seasoning, salt or urea may be impregnated into wood to make 75- it season more easily and quickly. -- 79- MLA Style: 80: "seasoning." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica 81- Online. 24 Dec. 2010 82: . 83- 84- APA Style: 85: seasoning. (2010). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 24, 86- 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: 87: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/531068/seasoning 88- * About Us -- 122- constructions, events, fictional characters, organizations, 123: publications) associated with "seasoning" 124: * seasoning (treatment process) 125- * wood (technology) -- 128- 129: The following are quick facts associated with "seasoning" 130: * Facts about seasoning: lumber, as discussed in Britannica Compton's 131- Encyclopedia lumber: Handling the Boards: -- 133- * Magazines 134: The following search results contain the keyword 'seasoning': 135: * Convertible Bond Underpricing: Renegotiable Covenants, Seasoning, 136- and Convergence. Management Science, November 2007 -- 174- /bps/chitika-ad?width=300&height=70&id=encyclopedia+-+tools+window&quer 175: y=seasoning 176-