Don't mean to be redundant for those who know my story... I went ahead and baked a sample of the fir at 200 deg. for 2 hrs. It came out well with only one or two droplets of resin every sqare inch or so. It stayed perfectly flat. I'm planning on baking the real thing tonight (maybe with the pizza to give it that "old world" flavor)

Now the question... what about the backs, sides and neck? I've seen a few references to baking these as well, but sounds like most agree it's only for tops.  The wood I have for B/S and neck is white oak, reclaimed from a 70 year old corn crib.

Should I have it kiln dried? Is there a way to do this myself (in a hot box perhaps)??

Or should I just sticker it over winter?

I'm anxious to get started but don't want to jump in blindly 

Thanks for the help and inspiration,

J.R.

 Bob,

Does 70 years as a floor plank in a corn crib count as air drying? Or since I had it sliced up  is it considered green due to the fact that air is now hitting what's never seen the light of day?

I'm a little confused. I've always dealt only with prepared wood, ready to go. And never anything so thin before.

Thanks,

J.R.