So I ran into a local ( southeast Florida) tree service owner today and asked if I could acquire some logs for turning. He told me that he has some recently cut cypress and oak. I have never turned cypress before and my only experience with oak was with live oak and it cracked badly. Full disclosure; when I tried the live oak I was still very new to turning and probably didn’t take proper precautions in storing the wood and likely left it too thick after finish turning ( once turned). Meeting him at his yard day after tomorrow and was just looking here for advice from more seasoned turners on these two species of wood. Any advice appreciated.