I would say unless you have a specific problem that is fixed by the new firmware I would keep your system the way it is.
tjhowse
joined 4 months ago
Most timber that includes the heart, or core, of the tree will eventually split/check like that.
I think it still looks awesome though. Please post the final result when you're done!
Were you on the NS forums? I went by "Scythe" back in those days.