05-28-2013, 02:22 AM
Home Despot sells the borate solution in 1-gallon "ready to use".
As the logs start to dry, paint the ends with whatever "spare" latex paint you have laying around, this basically equalizes the drying, so the ends don't split.
A cheap "PVC-and-clear-tarp" greenhouse will speed the drying process.
Waiwi needs to be peeled immediately after cutting, and brought in from "the field", the bugs attack it much more quickly than the ohia, trees that bear fruit have sweeter wood.
As the logs start to dry, paint the ends with whatever "spare" latex paint you have laying around, this basically equalizes the drying, so the ends don't split.
A cheap "PVC-and-clear-tarp" greenhouse will speed the drying process.
Waiwi needs to be peeled immediately after cutting, and brought in from "the field", the bugs attack it much more quickly than the ohia, trees that bear fruit have sweeter wood.