Morning all,
I promised to get some basswood for my grandpa as he's currently paying big bucks to get pieces mailed to him and it grows all over up here by my cabin. Going to "kiln" dry it in my sauna. If I'm cutting blocks roughly 10"x10" do I need to paint the end grain to prevent it from splitting?
Secondly will standing dead basswood "spalt" like maple or does it pretty much stay white until it gets punky?
I promised to get some basswood for my grandpa as he's currently paying big bucks to get pieces mailed to him and it grows all over up here by my cabin. Going to "kiln" dry it in my sauna. If I'm cutting blocks roughly 10"x10" do I need to paint the end grain to prevent it from splitting?
Secondly will standing dead basswood "spalt" like maple or does it pretty much stay white until it gets punky?