I just got done cutting up a few stumps. One is a piece of eucaliptus and the other is the Pepperwood stump. Thanks to Wendell who helped me with how to prepair this wood. Now I just have to wait for it to dry. I didn't know I was going to have to have patience with call making as well as turkey hunting.
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Good looking wood.
Joe you may want to trim off the checked ends, that will help keep it from cracking any father?
I think that the drying rate there in Ca. is something like 1" per year to get to maybe 10 to 12% moisture content. If you seal the ends with anchorseal or latex paint you might cut down on the checkering factor. Good luck with your wood.
Rick
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