How can I salvage a green wood check?

One more question…
Should I rough plane the chainsaw milled slap first or wait till they are dry enough?

-- Make love with wood.

Put a butterfly insert or two in the check. You could rough plane them but there is no real need to until they are dry.

-- Bondo Gaposis

Thanks Bondo. Do you think clamping and forcing the check to close before putting in the butterfly is a good idea?

-- Make love with wood.

Drill a hole in the end of the check, you’ll have to fill it later but just like a windshield it can stop the crack from spreading, though not every time. Could also try clamping it and as the piece dries make sure you tighten the clamp.

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No I wouldn’t try to close it up. You might cause another split somewhere else. Look at how david38 did this project. These things look great when you don’t try to hide them.

-- Bondo Gaposis

1. Rough plane the slaps.
2. Cut a butterfly at the end of the check to prevent the check from developing more (will this work like drilling a hole?)
3. Clamp and then install a second butterfly further up and let it dry.
4. Try for a more matching butterfly from the same wood. Prefer the butterfly to be less eye catching.
5. Making it an Arc-Butterfly (will this work as well for force distribution?)
   
   Sounds good enough?

-- Make love with wood.