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Comment by G.S.Monroe on April 7, 2014 at 2:15pm

The cypress I usually get has been air dried for at least 5 years, and often upwards of 20 or more. That "swamp funk" smell is characteristic of a soggy log, and I pass on those. Kiln drying tends to bake the funk into the wood, and I don't want any wood that I have to store for 10 years before i can use it. 

Comment by Dooder on April 7, 2014 at 1:27pm

Nice save!  I did a carving on a cypress knee once.  Does all of it tend to have a swamp funk smell?  I won't work certain woods because of how they smell, box elder and any sinker logs all seem to have a funk.  I don't have any experience with cypress other than that one piece and have always wondered if it all had a smell.