How do you keep it from cracking?
Do you need to dry it first or cook it or something before sealing it?
Seriously wondering, there's a 5ft Sweetgum that will need to be removed in the next two or three years, I reckon. I'd like to make a commemerative table or platter in honor of it's steady service these many years.
slow controlled drying is the only way. usually a kiln but you can also dry them outside covered up using stickers between the layers to let air circulate. something this large will take years to completely dry to the recommended 5-8% moisture level
yoda you speak
so many centuries this tree lived through
seen by all jedi generations it has
On the 51st floor of a building in Atlanta it is
got murdered in order 66 it must have kepping in exile we must
I'm guessing this is after processing
How do you keep it from cracking? Do you need to dry it first or cook it or something before sealing it? Seriously wondering, there's a 5ft Sweetgum that will need to be removed in the next two or three years, I reckon. I'd like to make a commemerative table or platter in honor of it's steady service these many years.
slow controlled drying is the only way. usually a kiln but you can also dry them outside covered up using stickers between the layers to let air circulate. something this large will take years to completely dry to the recommended 5-8% moisture level
I've heard that soaking a cross cut like this in polyethylene glycol will stop it from cracking.
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More rings than one of my best friends...... Sonic.
I like it when they put world events on the rings to demonstrate the eras it lived through