I was given some really pretty pieces of cherry that an employee of mine cut down. Most of them were 18-24 inches long and 6-8 inches in diameter. I read all the rules about turning wet wood so I cut them down on the chop saw and just turned the bark off them into some uniform cylinders. Placed them on my shelf about 30 feet away from my wood burner hoping they would dry slowly. Almost every one of them split darn near in 2 pieces after about 2 weeks. How can I prevent this before I lose whats left of the wood and what little hair I have left?