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What free wood did you find today?

chatometry said:
Sometimes I wish cookies did not crack...
To provide a scale this is a 16" log:
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Try soaking it in peg that should displace the water in the wood with the glycol. You may have to seal it to keep it full but that has been done with good effect in the past. I have heard of other methods like boiling but I haven't seen the evidence.
 
Peg has been around since before the 70's. A friend had some that I put something in, and there were no cracks when I worked whatever it was that I Pegged. I just know I used it, but don't remember what I used it on. ............ Nubs
 
Nubsnstubs said:
Peg has been around since before the 70's. A friend had some that I put something in, and there were no cracks when I worked whatever it was that I Pegged. I just know I used it, but don't remember what I used it on. ............ Nubs
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So the purpose of peg is to prevent cracks, or slow down the drying process? Where does one buy peg?
 
Nature Man said:
So the purpose of peg is to prevent cracks, or slow down the drying process? Where does one buy peg?
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Correct on Peg's purpose, but since the stuff was someone else's, I used it only that one time. All the other woods I used in my business were purchased kiln dried. Never had a need to get more. .......... Nubs
 
You might be able to use the antifreeze with Propylene Glycol in it in a pinch. Been meaning to try it, but never had.
 
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