Originally Posted by
Skew ChiDAMN!!
Given a choice I'd use Mobilcer-M, but given that where I live now I have problems sourcing it in the quantities I want at realistic prices, I've moved onto other alternatives.
In my experience, anything is better than leaving freshly felled green timber unsealed. That's a guaranteed near total loss rate for turning blank sizes. :rolleyes:
To my mind, dipping in wax is the second most effective method, followed by dipping in paint. I haven't tried dilute PVA on sufficient varieties, in enough batches or over sufficient time to work out how it rates, but I have used it when I've nothing else to hand and I'm confident it works. I think 'tis better than paint but, as I said, I don't have enough data to say one way or t'other.
I should point out that I seal freshly felled logs on site then, when back in the shed, I split the heart out and reseal. The effectiveness of each type of sealer may - and probably does - vary if one is sealing partially or fully cured timbers to protect them from humidity changes.
Still... anything is far superior to nothing. :)