I just got back from my wife's grandmothers ranch where I had some fun going through the woods looking for wood.
She had a lot of 100 year plus trees blown down from Katrina and I'll be darn if one of these things didn't have a huge Burl growing on it waiting for me to harvest.
The largest chain saw at my disposal was 14" so I had to cut it off of the trunk in blocks and slabs.
What I need to know is what do I do now so it doesn't crack up on me while it dries? I have about 50 lbs of burl in the back of my truck that I would love to process right so any suggestions would be appreciated.
She had a lot of 100 year plus trees blown down from Katrina and I'll be darn if one of these things didn't have a huge Burl growing on it waiting for me to harvest.
The largest chain saw at my disposal was 14" so I had to cut it off of the trunk in blocks and slabs.
What I need to know is what do I do now so it doesn't crack up on me while it dries? I have about 50 lbs of burl in the back of my truck that I would love to process right so any suggestions would be appreciated.