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johnfolchetti:
NM: I'm in Patterson....Putnam County

NeolithicMan:
Thanks gus, I painted the ends of all the staves to seal them as I cut and split them. so now I have a bunch of uneven ended, fat, painted staves... learning is not easy for the ill informed. its mostly white and brown paint (what I had) that makes it hard to see the growth rings. I am going out to get poly spray for the simple fact you can see the wood! most of the mold I found was on wood in the back that was contacting the floor of the shed, and does not seem to go deeper than the top few rings of sap wood. again sorry for posting I had staves without checking it all, and misspelling a lot on the last post!

This weekend I will try to get more poly spray and work my butt off on this wood. I am privileged to live in an area full of good trees and I realize not everyone is lucky enough to have this kind of surrounding. So I shall do my best to get this wood up to par with what everyone expects.

Thanks, John

Gus:
I hear ya Neo...

I've used paint before in a pinch.
But as I started getting out to cut more I decided to pick up a Gallon of Bulk Tight Bond II.
It dries pretty much clear and is Mostly waterproof.
One gallon lasted me about 18 months.

After all the work of cutting Beautiful Wood, transporting it home and getting it split and cleaned up it rubs me Wrong to loose any to bugs or bad prep work on my part.
I say this, Stiff and Sore as hell from working my way through a recent load of Osage cut two weeks ago...  :)

Also you can re-trim the ends to get to some clean end grain then reseal it...
I'm sure I'm preaching to the Choir here.
I know that would mean more work for you...   ::)

Looking forward to seeing what you have.
Regards,

-gus

knapperboy:
Hey there, my dad and I started a trad only 4H club here in Northwestern Colorado and we need some wood! I am  flintknapper and make much of my work out of obsidian, and stone found near us. We would be interested in trades to benefit our club.

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