The effect of drying on dip-diffused dressed freshly sawn timber was determined by the depth of penetration of boron achieved on the two test timber species, White cheesewood (Alstonia scholaris) and Light Hopea (Hopea papuana). The results obtained showed that light density White cheesewood was completely penetrated even after 3 days drying while Light hopea, treated immediately achieved 5.2 mm penetration after 2 days diffusion and subsequently better after 14 and 21 days diffusion. Adequate penetration was only achieved after 14 and 21 days diffusion when there was delay between 30 minutes and 72 hours.

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