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Q. What does it usually cost to have 500 bd.ft. of hickory dried? It has been air drying for about a month and is cracking on the ends and splitting. I have end-coated the boards with a spar varnish but it didn't seem to help. A.
As to coating the ends of your lumber, I suggest a commercial coating such as Anchor Seal. (Did you use 3 coats of spar varnish? Does it adhere to wet lumber well?) Any coating must be applied within hours of cutting the ends if it is to be most effective.
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