A little different down here; we keep 'em in heated brine and then chill with dry ice for that 'crisp' tone ... Wood and finish ... different coefficients of expansion ... heed or practice in the mirror: " ...it really doesn't bother me ... it really doesn't bother me ... "West R Lee said:But I generally keep my Guilds in a tub of liquid nitrogen while I'm ice fishing, then I heat them up at the campfire and play away.........never had a problem. West