Gents,
I have obtained some oak, originally for firewood. Its in very large chunks, about as big as i can carry, some are about 600x400x400. It dawned on me before i chop it all up some of it can be used for making stuff rather than lobbing on the fire. Its been cut about a month and is sitting outside on pallets.
I have no experience with 'proper' wood and I wondered if anyone can offer me any guidance on how I should store this to minimise the cracking as it dries, I've seen ideas of painting the ends and spraying with water etc. Is this worthwhile, some say that the cracks will close as it fully dries. I'm happy to cut unnecessary bits off but want to leave some as large as i can should I get a lathe and turning becomes an option?
Cheers,
Dan