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   Ron01960 | Jan 14, 2006 05:26am | #1

   Woodweb.com has a section on sawing and drying.

   This question has been asked and discussed several times before.

   Do a search.

   I think you need to cut it into useable sizes and coat them with wood preservative.

   Ron

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   woodsmanplus | Jan 17, 2006 01:36am | #2

   Unless you know what you want to use it for I now,would recommend that you cut out around the burl as much as you can,then seal the ends off untill you are ready to use it.Any burl that big will take a while to dry out.If you already know what you want it for then you can cut your blanks to size now and then seal it.Good luck.

   Ken

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   RickL | Feb 07, 2006 04:31pm | #3

   Pentacryl!  Do a search on pentacryl to find out more about the product. Pretty much seems to be replacing PEG for preserving wood. A lot simpler to use as well.  Google is a great thing and there are no new questions out there, just new people asking old questions.

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   KeithNewton | Feb 07, 2006 05:00pm | #4

   The best thing to do is to work it green, then dry it slowly. Dry wood is twice as dense or hard as wet / green. Green walnut is a dream to work with.

   To keep it that way, just paint, or seal the endgrain, and keep it outside in the shade. If you are going through a long dry spell, you can hose it down, or set up a sprinkler for a longer soaking.

   I like to leave the bark on walnut until I'm ready to use it. If you de-bark it first, the sapwood will dry and check badly in one hot dry day, then lead on down into the heartwood.

   If you project takes long o make, you should keep a spray bottle handy to keep it wet. then cover it with a cloth or plastic whenever you are not working on it.

   When you are finished, if it is small, keep the finished work in a paper bag to dry it slowly. If it is large, use a card-board box.