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The moisture content of wood needs to be changed before it is ready to use. This process is referred to as seasoning, and it needs to be done in a controlled way to prevent the wood from cracking. Wood is either air dried, which is the more traditional way, or kiln dried. Wood that hasn’t been dried is referred to as green wood, and will need approximately one year of drying time per 1 in (25 mm) of thickness. When gathering your own green wood, you need to select larger diameter branches, as they will have more heartwood. See Terhi Tolvanen’s profile on page for further information on preparing green wood.

Oak beads cut for use in the Oak Broken Line Necklace project on page.