David Reed
03-13-2011, 8:58 PM
I have some rather large pieces of BLM burl which are several years old and well seasoned. I have a slab of BLM burl with some voids and inclusion seven feet long, 16 inches wide and 2.5 inches thick. I have this scheduled to become a table behind our sofa The have been stored in my barn which is dry but still rather humid. When dealing with not so large chunks, I have had no trouble with cracking. Larger pieces will crack when introduced into a dryer environment (aka heated living space). Any suggestions how to stabilize this wood as to minimize cracking and checking as it further dries and reaches equilibrium in larger sections? I have not used DNA soaking but if I understand correctly, this is to drive water from the cells to allow for a different drying rate. Would DNA soaks help to limit changing shape and opening up crack in large pieces? Any other thoughts?
Thanks
David
Attached are a couple rather marginal pics.
Thanks
David
Attached are a couple rather marginal pics.