I'm working on slabbing a very large sycamore about 50" x 20' and don't have the resources to complete it quickly. I've only been able to recruit help for half a Saturday twice..
Last Saturday when I came back to take another several passes at it, it had started to check in the sun. This time I threw a tarp over it thinking it would increase the humidity and decrease the drying rate, but maybe there is a better thing to do? I'm hoping that I can mostly finish it next Saturday, as I'd really like to get this thing out of the guys yard.
I realize I could just call that bit a loss but I only get about 2 passes per chain and it's about 45 minutes per cut.