I was out in the woods yesterday and came upon a spot where I can harvest TONS of spalted hard maple. Some butts are 3' in diameter and some crotches are 4' in diameter so I will need to break it down to carry them. I was thinking about breaking them down to square blanks out there rather than having the mess in the yard later, when I want to use it. Question is, would I need to seal the whole blank or can I just get away with sealing the end grain? It's been down for a few years.
We couldn't resist taking home something, so here is some curly we got by cutting off half of a stump. When the roads dry up I'll go get the rest and more.
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