First things first. I'm new in the forum, so hello everyone and thanks in advance for your advices. My project is aging raw pine stairs. I'm on the samples phase still, but close to a final decission. Following some advices of the knowledge base articles fom another wood website (and a lot of...

Alright, so I always read/see/hear about drying a piece out, sometimes up to a year. Someone help me out here? I'm so new to this and I really don't want to screw up. If I buy a block of exotic wood from a local store and it's covered in wax, can I turn immediately? Then how long do I dry it...