Is this burl ?

That mulberry will turn from yellow to a nice root beer color with a little time and light exposure.
Stacking to me would depend on the current moisture content, if they are below something like 12 percent stacking would be ok , wetter and I would put some sticks between the pieces.
 
If those are wet pieces which they appear to be you will be lucky to get anything out of them that is not checked or split. You might try dipping them in wax then patiently waiting several months to see if you get lucky. Otherwise I'm guessing you will have about 90 percent waste.
 
A.McPherson said:
Well basically you're just gonna be at the whim of the wood. At this point i'd cut them to close, maybe 6mm, to final width and then stack them with spacers in between each. They'll dry faster that way, and thicker, shorter pieces will warp less than longer thinner ones.
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Yes , that is what i done and i think it will work .I don t think that they are that wet inside cut pieces.....
I use one pair which i think are dry enough for scale ...I like it , this wood is much harder then walnut and even I can take good finish on it .Picture don t show real color, no oil on wood yet ...To bed that scale will not retain this color .....I think that i will find more of this wood , i wonder if root is good for handle ?
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Spalted said:
That mulberry will turn from yellow to a nice root beer color with a little time and light exposure.
Stacking to me would depend on the current moisture content, if they are below something like 12 percent stacking would be ok , wetter and I would put some sticks between the pieces.
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Some pieces are already get that beer color . I like it , but is it possible somehow to keep that yellow ? No , right ?
 
I dont think you can avoid it turning to a dark brown/ root beer color ?? unless it never sees any light ?
I only sawed up one mulberry tree when I was sawing but it was the only wood that cracks were not a problem for me. I remember cutting about a dozen turning blocks from the tree when fresh cut/real green and had run out of anchorseal so I just put them on a shelf and a year later there was not the first crack in the blocks - most 6x6x3 or 6x6x4 .
 
Some woods react to light, some to O2 some to both... I'm not sure if there is a way to keep them from turning colors.
 
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