Live Edge Split Fix...please help!!!

[Chris Padilla]

Question How did my title get changed???

I changed it, Bert. Your title was quite vague so I made it more clear. This way when someone searches on such a thing, your thread will come up in the search.

[Kevin Jenness]

You don't need a moisture meter to know when this piece has reached equilibrium with its surroundings, just a scale. When the weight stabilizes it has lost as much moisture as it is going to in ambient conditions. Then do whatever you are going to do with it. Be aware that if the average ambient relative humidity changes more than 10 points or so the checks will change size and any filler may loosen up. What you have is by nature a large dimensionally unstable anisotropic hygroscopic object. The one good thing is that if it has not yet reached equilibrium with its surroundings it will soon because of the rapid water loss through end grain.

[Bert Kemp]

yes your right does explain problem better Thanks

I changed it, Bert. Your title was quite vague so I made it more clear. This way when someone searches on such a thing, your thread will come up in the search.

[Bert Kemp]

dimensionally unstable anisotropic hygroscopic object HUH oh and yea I threw all my scales out cause I'm fat and don't want to know how fat I am LOL

You don't need a moisture meter to know when this piece has reached equilibrium with its surroundings, just a scale. When the weight stabilizes it has lost as much moisture as it is going to in ambient conditions. Then do whatever you are going to do with it. Be aware that if the average ambient relative humidity changes more than 10 points or so the checks will change size and any filler may loosen up. What you have is by nature a large dimensionally unstable anisotropic hygroscopic object. The one good thing is that if it has not yet reached equilibrium with its surroundings it will soon because of the rapid water loss through end grain.