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Bernie in MA

12-01-2004 17:20:56




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I'm building a new stoneboat with oak planks that have been drying in the barn for three years. What's the best thing to soak it with to make it last longer? TIA




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Jim in michigan

12-02-2004 18:43:29




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Bernie in MA, 12-01-2004 17:20:56  
I am thinking some of these fellers think you mean a boat Bernie,,someone mentioned marine use,,I wuld use old motor oil on it myself or else a good stain,, cheap and easy to find,,,Jim



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MarkB_MI

12-02-2004 17:01:34




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Bernie in MA, 12-01-2004 17:20:56  
You should be able to get copper naphthenate from your local hardware store. It is sold by the trade name Cuprinol #10. Be aware that it will stain your wood green.

I hope you made your float out of white oak. If it's red oak, you'll be lucky to get five years out of it.



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Leland

12-01-2004 20:58:36




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Bernie in MA, 12-01-2004 17:20:56  
Linseed oil or even used motor oil will preserve wood very good.



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txblu

12-02-2004 06:08:25




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Leland, 12-01-2004 20:58:36  
Agree and you can use paint thinner as a vehicle to help get the oil down in the pores of the wood. Then the thinner evaporates.

Since Linseed oil is the oil element in oil based paints, the marriage should be cordial. If you are using Valspar marine varnish or something like that, I'd consult with your paint dealer prior to the application.

I also agree that white oak is near indestructable in marine applications. I was around when the 14' fishing boat was made of wood and never saw a frame or stringer rotted.....but I did see a ton of fir plywood eaten away.

Mark

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James2

12-02-2004 06:33:46




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to txblu, 12-02-2004 06:08:25  
I would use turpentine to thin the linseed oil.



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txblu

12-02-2004 08:00:30




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to James2, 12-02-2004 06:33:46  
Matters not; something that evaporates. Just so happens that I was at the orange square one day bitchin about Thompson's and the clerk put me onto the formula; besides, the thinner was like $1.89 a gallon if you can believe that.

Mark



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tim[in]

12-05-2004 15:43:56




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to txblu, 12-02-2004 08:00:30  
so your saying the thompsons water seal properly applied is ineffective? been wondering about that stuff myself. only used it once and never went back the next year.



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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON,

12-01-2004 20:33:35




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Bernie in MA, 12-01-2004 17:20:56  
No need! Red oak will last at least fifteen years even if you bury it in a swamp, let alone treat it reasonably. The steel will go before the wood, eaten by the tanin in the oak, so put your efforts into rot resistant hardware.

Mind you white oak will last you twenty five or more.



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thurlow

12-02-2004 08:44:55




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 Re: Wood preservative in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 12-01-2004 20:33:35  
Don't know..... .untreated Red Oak in contact with the ground (in my experience) will begin to rot within 2 years and will be pretty much gone in 5 years; different story on White Oak.



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