Good afternoon everyone, I've got a spalted maple slab that has started grow some significant splits since bringing it to the shop. Atmosphere is the same, but it's gone from being on the bottom of a stack to my bench. I'm guessing the sanding is releasing the tension?
My question is do I head off the splits now, or allow them to run their course and then spline or bow-tie the piece? I am going to finish this and probably hang it in a sitting room. Watching the surface wave and curl since sawing has been fun, and I know I am not going to erase that by taking it down to a smooth surface. It may become a table top someday ( I have the design), but I don't have the right space for it now and I'm not selling it. Thanks for any advice on how to treat this as a display piece. Bryan
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