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Post #30689 by Basement Kahuna on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 12:00 PM

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It wouldn't hurt to seal both ends ahead of time. Use Deft clear sealer (you have to saturate with this) or a good pruning seal, such as Spectracide. Logs lose 85 % of their moisture through the cut ends. This slows the drying and therefore slows the cracking and checking.