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Y-Crotch Lumber Examples 
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 Click here for higher quality, full size image Here's a close-up of the crotch:  Click here for higher quality, full size image Another crotch. These slabs were 12' long x average 54" wide x 10/4 thick. I'd guess by the level of soreness in my back they weighed close to 400 lbs a piece.  Click here for higher quality, full size image Forum Responses
From the original questioner: Forever and a day if I'm lucky. I need a kiln asap. From contributor L: Beautiful Y-cuts (crotch cut sounds so improper). Will these dry out without too much checking and splitting? One of our big cherry trees got knocked down, so I cut it up some last year - most interesting pieces came from a Y just like the ones you show and I've had it air drying for a year now. Afraid to un-pile it until it's as dry as it will get - I've read how bad cherry checks and seen it so in a couple beams I made. Anyone had luck making anything from a big crotch like this? Table legs, chair back, mirror stand? From contributor M: A fair number of woodworkers love the Y crotch wood for coffee tables. Nakashima seems to have started the style that many emulate. Here's a black walnut crotch coffee table, hopefully refined a bit. Wide belt sanders come in handy.  Click here for higher quality, full size image
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