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14th December 2008, 12:59 PM #1
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Wood hardener
I'm making a shower mat using red cedar. The last one I made out of western red cedar and after 5 years or so it started to rot at the ends. I didn't give it any finish and will probably give the new one the same treatment. I have read previous threads on shower mats and I also talked with a local slip yard.
I was wondering if wood hardener could be usefully applied beforehand to prevent rot. I may be barking up the wrong tree, so to speak, but it would seem to have some logic to it.
Does anyone have experience with this?
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15th December 2008, 12:46 AM #2
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Options that come to mind are:
one of the anti-fungal or anti-rot paint treatments
flood the end grain with diluted varnish till it will accept no more – a recent Popular Woodworking or FWW recommended this as a finish for end grain chopping boards
ian
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