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bluegill
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Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 01:08:05 am »
I have my eye on a nice osage tree which I plan on cutting this week. What is the best way to seal both ends after cutting it? Will candle wax work?
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Pat B
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 01:11:11 am »
Wax will work fine but can be a pain to use. Carpenters glue is easy to use and works well. Split the log at least in half then seal the ends and an inch down from each end. Pat
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bluegill
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 01:13:32 am »
By carpenters glue do you mean wood glue?
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Pat B
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 01:23:14 am »
Yes. Elmer's, TB, TBII, TBIII. Anything that will prevent the ends from drying. You want the moisture to come out the split sides and not the ends or back. Pat
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Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
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September 04, 2007, 10:12:56 am »
Elmers has worked fine for me, also Shellac (thanks Pat
. Just be sure if you use wood glue you store your staves out of the rain
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 10:37:17 am »
All of the above. paint, polyacrylic, polyurethane, etc. Whatever you have on hand. Jawge
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Hillbilly
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 11:29:57 am »
Same here. Cheap elmer's glue or Bullseye spray shellac.
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DanaM
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September 04, 2007, 11:35:20 am »
I like the shellac but I buy a quart can for about the price of one spray or 2 spray cans. And is even cheaper by the gallon.
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Justin Snyder
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 12:27:47 pm »
Cheap Elmer's glue. $7/gallon It dries fast, but if it gets on your truck when you load the logs it comes off. I have paint and urethane stains in the back of my truck from loading the logs while it was still wet.
Justin
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bluegill
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 04, 2007, 02:10:10 pm »
Thanks for all the info. The osage I plan on cutting is about 3" in diameter. Am I correct in saying that the bark should be removed immediately after cutting?
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Pat B
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September 04, 2007, 02:17:01 pm »
I would leave the bark on, split it in half and seal the ends. If the bark slips off you should immediately seal the sapwood, well! Pat
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Auggie
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Re: Sealing wood
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September 05, 2007, 01:48:55 am »
Boo-hoo justin, after all ,it is just a dodge.
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