Is it absolutely necessary to season tree trunk wood before making a table out of it?

I want to make a table out of a tree trunk, maybe just a portion of the trunk, or just a slice of it. Is it absolutely necessary to season the trunk before sealing it with a polyurethane or varnish?

I don't really want to wait a year for the thing to dry out.

You want the moisture content low. Thats why it has to dry.

I made a table out of a log and all I did was varnish it. It prabably would have been better to do something to it, but so far no issues

if you don't wait you will have wasted your time as you will just throw it away after it has split and warped...go out and buy a kiln dried piece

Yes, or it will crack or warp.

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