Say NO to CRACKS! - When does it start and how can we stop it!

Greenwood or a freshly cut wood is always prone to splitting. The first important thing to know is that it is the nature of wood and cracks happen because of natural causes. It doesn't matter which wood you are using.

The main reason for splitting or cracking is a wood relationship to its surrounding environment. Greenwood with high moisture content will shrink relative to humidity in the air and similarly a wood with low moisture will swell up by absorbing more water. This happens because of equilibrium moisture content (EMC).

If you can maintain and balance the moisture of the wood, you can protect your greenwood from getting cracks. Let us discuss this in detail and discover ways for how to keep green wood from splitting
To prevent this undesirable drying, shrinking and cracking, the simple solution is to keep the outside of the log wet. In other words, keep the water in the wood. Many carvers go to great lengths to avoid using green, freshly cut wood. A common concern is cracking or checking because the wood is wet.
Sealing material will prevent the wood from coming in direct contact with air moisture at the open ends of logs. This will decrease the dryness and shrinking of wood.

The best commercial sealant for greenwood is Anchorseal. There are different versions of this sealant and are widely good for fresh and softwood, log cookies, and wood-turning blanks. It is a hybrid consisting of wax and plant-based polymers.
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