I cut up wood for my furnace, and sometimes I get some nice looking cross sections that my wife wants to be made into coffee tables and the like. Imagine: 24" diameter and around 2-4 inches thick, cross cut from a maple or oak tree.
Now I know that if I leave them to dry they will split. How can I stop this? I plan to plane and sand the top side, do I need to oil the wood or wax it or do something else to it, so that it won't split? Thanks all!
-Dean