Drew Watson
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Just a question in regards to wood storage. I am still new to the whole turning thing and have scored some good lots of wood over the past 8 months, but some of that wood has split and cracked a whole lot even though I sealed up the ends. Sort of been an experiment year trying out what works and what doesn't in our climate, but with an abnormal hot summer it has dried things faster than "normal", I guess. I have rough turned and bagged some and tried the DNA with others and and others I have left on the shelf in the garage ( coolest driest place ) I tried boiling a couple and have tried a few things that I have read on line. Is there some trick to this. The biggest problem I have had is with the japanese cherry wood. Cracked and split to beat the band. The ones that didn't do anything were sealed up in a rubber maid container but they have gotten mold on them. It turns off but is this "normal" any suggestions out there as to what I am doing wrong?