Hi all, first post
I just dropped a big black (swamp) ash yesterday, too good for firewood.
I plan on air drying it to use for an electric guitar body or two (or three)
I'm not sure how to proceed, buck the tree into 2ft rounds? Then what? I'll be burning all the scrap so getting fewer but higher quality blanks is more important. The logs are wide enough to make a body without gluing two halves together, is this a good idea? How about using a maul to split along the grain instead of sawing? Any advantage to preserving thginsin this way when air drying?
I've done plenty of guitar repairs over the years but coming at it from the other end - starting with green wood, has me stumped.