[jklett]

I'm getting tired of a high percentage of my maple plugs splitting and was wondering if there are any other woods out there with the same density that aren't as prone to splitting? I use the BLO/spirits method of sealing and I've even tried soaking a batch for a few days and some of them still split so I'm pretty sure it's not that I'm not sealing them well enough. I was reading on a muskie site that others have had problems with maple splitting too, something to do with it expanding/contracting more than other woods.

Anybody got any ideas on different woods or possibly different sealers? I am open to suggestions(except Val-oil, I can't find it around here).