Whn I use to seal the end grain of freshly milled lumber? Is there anything beside Anchorseal? Thnx.
Hot melted wax is one alternative.
Anchorseal is based on a wax derived from crude oil produced in north central PA and South central NY. DAMHIK
You can make something very similar by combining equal parts parrafin and vasoline (petroleum jelly) and heating over a flameless heat source. The 2 will combine and homoginize at about 150 Deg. F. and the wax will stay in solution. After it cools below 120 F, you can dilute to paint consistency with 25-35% by volume naptha or laquer thinner - caution - no flame, sparks and no static electricity.
It would be interesting to do a cost analysis on mixing up a large batch of this (55 gallons) and see what the cost savings are versus Anchorseal.
Mike - do you know what it is?No one liked my suggestion to try Charles Neil's magic sauce on end grain. If anyone in Cary/Apex/Morrisville wants to try some, I have it on my shelf.
Mike - do you know what it is?
Nope, but the demos of it are impressive.
Elmer's | C Neil | |
pH (acidity) | 4.7 | 5 |
Odor | vinegar like | vinegar like |
Appearance | milky white | milky white |
I've seen the demos but have no personal experience with the product because I use diluted Zinsser SealCoat shellac for the same purpose.
So let's sleuth around and see what we can find about the product and how to use it. Lightly scuff sand between the 2 recommended coats before applying any type of dye or stain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC14TvbzWDU
So what is this product? It's basically white PVA glue diluted in water to make a sizing mixture (think something like Elmer's Glue All in water).
Elmer's C Neil pH (acidity) 4.7 5 Odor vinegar like vinegar like Appearance milky white milky white
The data is from the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
http://charlesneilwoodworking.com/references/MSDS.pdf
http://www.americanamb.com/ops/1101MSDS/ElmerGlueAll.pdf