Here’s a wood drying question for you all. I have some pieces of apple trees that look like they will make some beautiful bowls some day. Some of these apple pieces are straight sections of the tree while others have lots of knots and twist in them. These trees were cut down last spring. I also have a 3 foot long piece of red oak from a tree I cut down last week that I would also like to make some bowls from. This red oak is a straight piece from the bottom of the tree that’s 9 inches in diameter at the top and 12 inches at the bottom. I could cut it into smaller pieces if that’s the right thing to do. The question is how to dry these pieces so that they don’t split and how long will this drying process take? Thanks for your input.