VERY IMPORTANT!!!
THESE ARE CUT FROM BOARD GRADE QUALITY TREES. THE END GRAIN IN THESE TREES IS VERY STRAIGHT...THESE TREES ARE VERY PRONE TO CRACKING AND SPLITTING...THE PICTURE IN THE LISTING IS OF A FRESHLY CUT SLICE...WITHIN 5 TO 10 DAYS THE SLICES WILL BEGIN TO "SPIDER CRACK" AS THEY DRY...AFTER 10 DAYS OR SO THEY MAY DEVELOP CRACKS OR SPLITS ON THE EDGES...SOMETIMES THEY SPLIT AS MUCH AS HALFWAY ACROSS...I HAVE VERY RARELY SEEN ONE ACTUALLY SPLIT COMPLETELY IN TWO! USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEY HAVE SPLIT AND CRACKED AS MUCH AS THEY ARE GOING TO. MANY PEOPLE FEEL AS THOUGH THIS ADDS CHARACTER! IF YOU WANT THE SLICES TO LOOK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE PICTURE IN THE LISTING PLEASE DO NOT ORDER WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME...THERE IS ZERO POSSIBILITY THEY WILL LOOK AS PICTURED...HOW DO YOU GET THEM LOOKING MORE LIKE THE PICTURE? I CUT THE SLICES THE DAY THEY ARE ORDERED...I DRY THEM TO A CERTAIN EXTENT AND MAIL THE NEXT DAY OR SOMETIMES THE SAME DAY...THESE USUALLY COME USPS IN 4 BUSINESS DAYS OR LESS...MY TRACK RECORD WILL SHOW THAT I AM VERY RELIABLE IN GETTING THESE OUT QUICKLY...I KNOW IT MAY BE NERVE RACKING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT BUT PLEASE KNOW THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THEM LOOKING FRESH!