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Re: Hickory boards splitting
« on: November 05, 2017, 05:39:25 pm »
I have heard that hickory splits pretty easy when milling. Try to flip the log from side to side as you are milling to help relieve the internal stress. You may need to mill from all four sides to keep it from splitting.
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