by Wellsy » Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:38 am
Hey blas
Just don’t make the rookie mistake I did when I was gifted a stave. I got the cut off saw and quickly set about cutting it into 2 inch blocks, exposing heaps of end grain lol. Remember to split it long ways mate rather than cut across the grain. If you look at a barrel you will notice there is no end grain exposed, as has been said before there is a reason for that.
I would have a chat to Andrew at 5 star and grab some of his dominoes, so you can do a side by side experiment. After all the effort we put into the wash , cuts etc a dollar savings for a piece of wood might be false economy.
Keep experimenting and thinking mate it is the best part of this hobby