i have a piece of dogwood that i want to make scales with. its for a k-bar. the chunk is 8 in. by 6 in. it is 15 in long. cut the tree down because all but one branch was dead. my dad planted the tree around 50 years ago. i slabed the piece to the above size. still feels a little damp. how can i rush the seasoning. i have a cabinet that i used for drying gunstocks that i was finishing, it has a heat lamp in it. could this be used??