Well OK then, I stand by all I said in the first reply. Though I may have exaggerated a bit in suggesting White Oak seasons at a geologic pace, it's something more akin to glacial...
Doesn't mean there will not be radial shrinkage and checking, there will be, and it will continue well into the coming decade.
You can try to control it now, by understanding it and its behavior as it checks. Your chance is now.
Are there not flats to mill on the sides that face out?
Postponing is not controlling.
Best with it -
