Review on the Makita Cordless Chainsaw???? - General Tiki

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Mon, Jan 20, 2003 9:52 AM From a previous post - "7-It is pretty heavy, about medium dry. I seal those things from top to bottom to slow drying (that's an oil finish on that tiki pole). All wood will crack if it dries too fast...the trick is to get it to only do this at the core and not at the surface. Fact from Brad Fisher, a buddy of mine who builds timberframes: a log loses 85% of it's moisture through the cut ends. Buy a can of pruning seal while working and tar the crap out of both ends of your log. The tiki will thank you!" .....you can also use Minwax Polycrylic on the cut ends...water based and will dry nicely on a semi-green log.

From a previous post - "7-It is pretty heavy, about medium dry. I seal those things from top to bottom to slow drying (that's an oil finish on that tiki pole). All wood will crack if it dries too fast...the trick is to get it to only do this at the core and not at the surface. Fact from Brad Fisher, a buddy of mine who builds timberframes: a log loses 85% of it's moisture through the cut ends. Buy a can of pruning seal while working and tar the crap out of both ends of your log. The tiki will thank you!" .....you can also use Minwax Polycrylic on the cut ends...water based and will dry nicely on a semi-green log.

Post #20319 by Basement Kahuna on Mon, Jan 20, 2003 9:52 AM