New work

I have been roughing out some very large end-grain spruce to make some canisters. Preferably I would like to be using Fir but it is hard to come by in town. The wood is very similar but lighter color. The tricky part is drying them. There is a large amount of sap on one side that will impede the drying process. The goal is to wax the pieces on the end-grain and I will keep them in a cool 45 degree area for 2 months and them introduce them to my normal drying room at 55 degrees. The largest two are 24"x 13".