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  1. 9th April 2006, 02:21 PM #1
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    Default seasoning camphor laurel?

    I just had a camphor laurel felled at my place and had the tree loppers save me two pieces of the trunk. Size is approx 3mx600-800mm. Question is do I leave it as is to season or slab it up now? Obviously it will be much easier to cut now, but what do you reckon's best?
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    G'day.
    Slab it now.
    If you leave it, as it drys, the tension on the wood will cause checking and possibly bad heart shakes to develop.
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    Generally wood will dry faster and with less splitting if it's cut into boards ASAP and stacked properly on fillets to dry. If you paint the ends with a wax emulsion wood sealer (or some old paint if you have nothing else) it will reduce the splitting on the ends.

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    My 3 year old trunks, well seasoned etc, jumped and crackled as I cut to slabs. All slabs ended up different. Slab now (its easier cause its green) and do as above.
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