I appreciate your concern, but the edges are quite solid, with lovely grain.
I think it will be okay.

"Old guy" wrote in message
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WARNING--

Wet cherry wood may contain the "pit beetle" which will emerge and eat
pits in all your wood stock.

I have a secret method of dealing with those little fellows, you'd better
send those burls to me (carefully isolated in double plastic bags) before
your wood stock experiences unmentionable damage.

(Looking forward to seeing some pics of fine projects.)

Old Guy


"Toller" wrote in message
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I bought three half log cherry burls at an auction. The logs were cut in
half and the ends were somewhat coated but not very well. I expect they
have been stored like that for some time.

Today I cut them into turning blanks. The newly cut wood measures 14-16%
moisture, compared to 24+ for fresh wood and about 8% for kiln dried in
my basement. So, they are pretty dry, but not bone dry.
A large piece of roughcut 12/4 curly maple I bought at the auction also
measures 14-16%, so it was probably just humid where they were stored.

Do I:
1) rough turn them, dry them, and finish turn them.
2) just finish turn them now
3) let them dry, and then finish turn them
4) something else