Burl

[norseman]

Evening
I had an old maple fall in the swamp, going to cut it up for fire wood as it is hollow inside but there where a couple burls I cut off and sawed up this afternoon. anyone have any advise on how to process them? I cut them about 1 3/4" thick and put them on a shelf in the shed to dry out.
Thanks'
norseman

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Depending on your average relative humidity, they will take at least 18 months to dry. So , you're not in a big rush, are ya?

 

[soundmind]

I coated some fresh blocks with boiled linseed oil in December and they are already starting to check. I'm kinda curious, too. I know we can paint them but was hoping to learn of an alternative to paint.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

I coated some fresh blocks with boiled linseed oil in December and they are already starting to check. I'm kinda curious, too. I know we can paint them but was hoping to learn of an alternative to paint.

Try looking up pentacryl. It may help you.

 

[soundmind]

Try looking up pentacryl. It may help you.

Excellent, thanks Bruce. I want to seal up some log ends pretty quick here too. I might look into it for that as well.

 

[C. Killgore]

I've been using Anchorseal 2 to coat all my freshly cut wood. With burl blocks, I usually coat all the sides. Works well.

 

[soundmind]

I discovered Anchorseal as I was looking up the pentacryl and found a forestry forum where a lot of people swear by it for logs. I was looking into ordering them both when our internet cut out again. We've got a semi local hardware store that might have them but everything is about double the price.