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?
Larry
PS They were free!



Rule of thumb, 1 year per inch.


Just curious - what part of the world ? What type of willow ?
Our most common ? or most obvious, here in southwestern Ontario
is weeping willow - I've never heard of it being used for anything -
not even firewood ... the one in my brothers yard was huge when we
were kids - has been in decline for 25 + years. ~ 8 - 10 feet in
diameter ... a big messy beast.
John T.