I do not turn bowls (yet) but I recently got a hobby sawmill. Some log sections are too short or knotty to saw into regular lumber. I hate to see any beautiful wood go to waste so I am trying to figure out how to saw these short sections into blanks for ya'll. I have learned I need to cut out the pith and seal the resulting blanks with anchorseal so they don't crack. My question now is, do these blanks dry slowly underneath the anchorseal coating, or is the intent that they remain pretty much green? If they dry, I assume we are talking years for air drying (in a shop) for chunks that are several inches thick?
Thank you for your patience.
Neal