I did 4 of these last winter. Maple cut in late fall.
They are still drying out, in the cold cellar. So far no cracks and looking good
<fingers crossed>
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I know there are guidelines for the size of chuck jaws relative to diameter - and for sure I've violated those...well, I used the biggest I had and it worked!
Olaf