On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:01:20 -0700 (PDT)
"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?

depends

you going to make natural edge style or traditional

if traditional you may want to rough cut
then seal edges with paint or wax

saw some high end furniture makers harvesting an old dead tree
think it was walnut

but they acquire wood for use 10 to 15 years later
they slabbed it and edge sealed it and stored outdoors in a covered space



PS They were free!

price is right