I have 3 live edge slabs from a large oak tree that sat in the middle of our new house to be. I’d like to turn them into tables in our new place. I’ve read about stickering them or placing them at a 30 degree angle covered for about a year (they are about 4″ thick). Do I leave the bark on during the drying process or remove it? Do I need to do anything else special?
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If you dont want the bark on the finished product, take it off now. It can cause problems underneath if you don't. Seal the end grain. They make specialty products for this, that work much better tgan home grown options.
Sticker it, flat. Keep air circulating around every individual board. Keep the weather off.
Drying will take a while. Rule of thumb is one year for every inch of board thickness.
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