Originally Posted by
Prashun Patel
I have green wood drying success to vary from from tree to tree.
For my money and effort, the easiest is to slather a wax sealer on the wood after roughing it down. Pay special attention to the rim end grain.
When the wood is critical, I'll apply wax for a couple days in a row to the entire bowl. It's not the quickest solution, but for me, it's the easiest. It works *almost* all of the time with any kind of wood.
Oh yeah, you aren't working near the pith are you?