Jonathan Shively
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Or make one..
I wanted to protect the bark edges in storage, and try (perhaps futilely) to keep it from cupping to much. I don't have a place to store it flat, so it's standing upright in a cool, dark storage locker.
Now that is quite unique Vaughn. I purchased a slab of chocolate from Larry also, that is one neat idea for a storage solution.
I like the shrink wrap around the out side. Should help force the water out the faces. And the bunking to help it stay flat should help keep it flat. Did you seal the ends before you wrapped it?
I didn't even notice the shrink wrap I was so enthralled with the bunk idea. Dang you got good eyes!
The cats out of the bag now, but when I get a fresh slab the first thing I do is band it with metal banding, treating the ends with Anchorseal. If you keep it banded until it is dry, about 80% of the time it stays together when unbanded. I stand mine up, mostly for space reasons, but it works fine.
Do metal bands cause rust lines on the wood and does this stain the wood requiring a lot of sanding??