I'm officially impressed with the Jet 1221. Maxed out the swing today with an 11.5" piece of soaking wet Madrone -- a test to see if I could, indeed, sell the 1236 that takes up twice as much room. Drum roll.........the answer is "Yes!" That little tiger did great. My question is: does one hour of boiling per inch thickness suffice for such a cranky wood? I actually boiled it for 2.25 hours because I wasn't sure, and it's now cooling in the pot of water. Dimensions are 1" thick, 10" diameter, 4+" tall.
It won't be cool before I go to bed, so I was going to leave it in the pot overnight, and paint the end grain with Anchorseal tomorrow morning. Thoughts? (can you tell, I really don't want it to crack)
It won't be cool before I go to bed, so I was going to leave it in the pot overnight, and paint the end grain with Anchorseal tomorrow morning. Thoughts? (can you tell, I really don't want it to crack)