Sealing wood

Just a thought, a friend if mine lives near a cigarette factory. They use PVA adhesive to seal the paper on cigarettes. Believe it or not but health and safety rules force them to discard the adhesive after a certain length of time. My friend gets it by the gallon for free and he says it is the best end seal he has ever used and he doesn't mean just because it's for free.

Tom

Hi John I normally use Anchor seal, it works well and is not expensive IMO compared to other things if bought in larger Quantities. But I also use plastic bags with success if I don't have to leave the wood too long before cutting the log up into blanks and rough turn them, I will set the log on end and place a plastic bag over the top end and use a piece of tape to keep it tight fitting around the log or a bungee cord.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

I use candle wax by simply keeping a reasonable amount melted down in an old pot. As soon as it becomes clear it can be brushed on. Dries white in under 10 seconds. If you want it to dry almost transparent, you need to get it much hotter but then you risk getting burned or the fumes catching on fire. If the pot has a good 2 inches empty, seems safe enough in my eyes. A road sealer I use is Saran cling wrap. I keep that and some form of wood cutting tool in my car. The logs I recover get a good wrapping around the edges. That keeps them sealed for a few days until I get them waxed up. In fact, one or two of my logs still have the cling wrap since last month, a true testament of laziness. Max

Your mention of saran wrap has me wandering, has anyone tried using shrink wrap like is used in many factories to tie and wrap pallets of boxes together? The local Lowe's carries 2' rolls for just a few bucks. I've used this stuff around the job site to tie things together temporarily and noticed it seals pretty tight. If one were to wrap the ends of a log, would this not work the same as sealing with wax, paint, or other products? Just wandering. Maybe someone else has tried this. It would be quick to apply and no have no mess. A roll of this stuff could go a long way. JD (Kentucky)

"JD snipped-for-privacy@wku.edu" Your mention of saran wrap has me wandering, has anyone tried using shrink

pretty much anything that prevents moisture from going through the end grain will work - paint, plastic, wax, whatever

You'll get fungus growth much more likely with the plastic, bags or wrap than with the Anchor seal, but yes for a short time they all work.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Think of it this way -

Take that cheap and heavy duty wrap and due up the logs that you work on. Then bring it home and cut to size as needed then put the better covering on it. But in the trip from wherever - vacation or trip to the ranch.... storm ... It will be good until you get it home. Then make sure it is clean and seal.

User friendly roll of wrap in the truck is much better than spilling juice.

Martin

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