I usually paint the ends of my logs with melted candle wax to slow down the drying process and keep them in a cold shed. So far I've had no cracking. Love your channel.
You just need to know when to collect the wood. Always in winter, from late October to March, before new shoots start to grow. Only collect wood in the last few days of waning moon, when the water and resin in the wood is naturally at it's lowest. Leave the wood to dry in a covered space, like in a garage, but even inside home should be good. Just avoid to put it close to heating objects. By doing so basically no cracks in the wood will form, maybe a few really small ones, just a few millimetres, on some types of wood. But for the most part you should be good. I learned this stuff reading some books, and it works. No wax, resin, spray or other fancy stuff. People used to do it this way
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I usually paint the ends of my logs with melted candle wax to slow down the drying process and keep them in a cold shed. So far I've had no cracking. Love your channel.
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You just need to know when to collect the wood.
Always in winter, from late October to March, before new shoots start to grow.
Only collect wood in the last few days of waning moon, when the water and resin in the wood is naturally at it's lowest.
Leave the wood to dry in a covered space, like in a garage, but even inside home should be good. Just avoid to put it close to heating objects.
By doing so basically no cracks in the wood will form, maybe a few really small ones, just a few millimetres, on some types of wood. But for the most part you should be good.
I learned this stuff reading some books, and it works. No wax, resin, spray or other fancy stuff. People used to do it this way