"Gramps' shop" wrote:

I came into 5 slabs of nicely splayed wormy Willow, freshly cut a month ago. I see coffee tables in their future. Slabs are 2 to 3 inches thick. Will be stored in dry basement. I am thinking 18 months before they are ready to be worked. Any thoughts?


To help prevent checking, I would paint the end grains with a few coats
house paint or varnish. Nothing fancy or expensive.

http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/qu...vent-checking/

https://www.hunker.com/12371430/how-...-wood-checking