I'm going to try to insert some pix. We were going to de-bark the logs right away, but when I saw this difference in checking, I had second thoughts. Plus the bark is VERY DIFFICULT to remove right now and I KNOW it will be easier later. Sprayed all the logs with BORATE. With that plus them being up off the ground with air circ, they should not rot or get bugs. Yes, if we do bark now, put moisture sealer on the whole log, not just the ends. So here's pix of checking with bark, checking w/o bark, and the log pile as a whole. My concern lately has been the building inspector looking at my posts with big cracks half way through them and, uh, having a "negative reaction"...Thanks!
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