The thicker, seemingly more dense layers of this Mulberry stave appear as the lighter-colored layers in these pix. Should I use the lighter-colored layer for the back?
It's wet, so I drew the bark off & brought it in the house to dry some. Looked at it the next day and my eyes had to have bugged out about 4" when I saw a 6" chasm in the sapwood on one end & a 4" check on the other. I immediately took it to the shop & drew it down to the heartwood.
Thankfully, the checks only were about 1" long or so on each end of the stave at the top heartwood-no problem. The ends had been dipped in a sealant, but I melted wax on them anyway when I first brought it in the house. Now I have the back covered with 1 & 1/2" clear tape & I have it lying on its back in the air-conditioned house which I assume to be at about 50% humidity.
I figure it'll dry pretty quickly considering how badly that sapwood fissured overnight. What do you think? Should I continue drying it inside or transfer it to a hotbox setup? Should I go ahead & lay it out & bandsaw it now?
It's a nice stave which looks like it'll end up with some backset if I can avoid any more blunders.
The first darker layer seemed thin and grainy, so I guess I should chase a good light ring? What do you experienced guys think?
Appreciate your help so much!
Later,
Puddlebuster
Topic: Mulberry Rings/Checks/Fissures/etc... (Read 571 times)
