Drying pinblock before stringing

[Ron Nossaman]

>  Drying the block down too much would not be good as it may
>start the process of compression set around the pin faster than it will
>occur normally.

Hi Ken,
Just installing a pin in any block compresses the wood far beyond it's 
fiber stress proportional limit. In other words, the hole won't spring back 
to it's original diameter if the pin is removed immediately after driving.

Ron N