If you are about to start a carving or turning project, don’t take wood from cold outside temperatures into your shop with high heat and low humidity and immediately start working on it. Give the wood a chance to equalize with your shop’s climate, preferably for at least two weeks. Also don’t leave large areas of end grain exposed to heat and low humidity. If the project can’t be completed through a final finish, use some type of temporary sealer, such as paste wax or shellac, which can easily be removed before finishing.
Wood Exposure
