Reguarding Erine's comment about blanks splitting because the tree had been down too long before getting to it, I have noticed something similar. It seems that every time that I get a tree that has been down a year or two, those blanks, both log and block made from them tend to split much more so than ones that are fresher. This even goes as far as splitting in an hour or two rather than a week or a month. This doesn't seem to be one specific type of tree, but rather any tree. This doesn't seem to effect blanks that I turn right away, only if I let them sit while taking all of the normal precautions.Has anyone else noticed this?
robo hippy