Newbie with a a nice burl

[James Young]

I took down a fair-sized black cherry Saturday and ended up with a pretty good sized burl. I want to have it milled but need to know how to proceed. I've waxed the exposed parts and it's sitting in the wood shed under cover. Do I mill it green? Do I let is season for a year or two? Do I mill it green and sticker it for a year to dry? Do I mill it green and dry it right away in a Kiln? I'm going to cut it in slabs for a couple small tables and perhaps a couple bigger pieces for gun stocks.

Any advice will be greatly apreciated!!

Jim

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[Ron Blaise]

To allow for proper drying (which ever way you choose). One thing you probably don't want to use it for is a gun stock. Highly figured wood is not as strong as straight grained wood and cherry isn't a very shock resistant wood either. Walnut is a much better candidate for that.