Comment by gertrunde

For some reason this reminds me of :

https://www.thefenlandblackoakproject.co.uk/our-story

In particular - the section on drying - air drying would have been too rapid/harmful to the wood - so they put it into a purpose-built dehumidifying kiln for 9 months.

(It was briefly discussed here a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36912861 )