I’m posting this under “Getting Started” because, though I’ve been turning for a while, it feels like a beginner question. I’ve been fortunate lately to have more wood than I know what to do with. We have a neighborhood listserv where I’ve posted that I’m interested in wood from arborist work, etc., and lots of folks have responded. My sense is that during Covid, many folks are spending money on tree work that they’ve been delaying getting to. (A nice side benefit of this is that I’ve gotten lots of bowl customers through my workshop.). My usual practice is to quickly cut blanks, bandsaw them round, put them in plastic bags, and then within a few days rough turn the blanks to bowls. Only then, coat the end grain with sealer and put them on the shelf or in one of two cardboard barrels to dry. My shelves and barrels are full, and I just yesterday processed about ten more sections of logs into 20 slabs of Osage orange and ash. Some are hopeful natural edge bowls and the rest traditional bowls. I won’t have time in the next few days to do any more with them. Is it safe to leave these slabs, untreated, in plastic bags? Should I seal the ends first? I’m hoping to be able to get to them by mid-next week. Just curious about how folks have the most success in avoiding checks on fresh-cut slabs. Thanks!