Whelp, here she is! She has been milled and is now curing on the side of my house for 2 yrs. Turns out I just leave her open like this (a small tarp on top to keep majority of rain off of her) to let the air flow through and dry her naturally over the course of 2 yrs. I decided not to dry her in the kiln as my sawyer prefers this way of drying as it is less prone to cracking...slow and steady.
Also, some excellent news! The tree was NOT 3,000 to mill...she was $400!!! Talk about a misunderstanding. When he mentioned $3000 he was referring to a HUGE tree he had hauled, milled and hauled again. My little tree was nothing compared to that monster so imagine my surprise when he gave me the price. So altogether it was $1,900 to take down and $400 hundred to mill. After looking online at cherry wood live edge slabs for sale I probably broke even or even saved a few bucks as cherry wood this size is pretty pricey. Either way, she lived a long life, gave to the world and is now going to keep on giving in some capacity in the little backyard cottage.
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