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sealing the ends of newly milled beams #1670 05/11/05 02:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Oregon N natiro Member
natiro Member N Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Oregon	Good morning all! Are people out there sealing the ends of newly milled timbers? If so, what sealer are people using? Sorry if this has been covered already :^> Thanks for any information. dave

Re: sealing the ends of newly milled beams #1671 05/11/05 04:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,124 Keene,Ontario, Canada M Mark Davidson Member
Mark Davidson Member M Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,124 Keene,Ontario, Canada	you are right, this topic has been done. Try using the search engine at the top of this page....

Re: sealing the ends of newly milled beams #1672 05/13/05 04:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 19 WA A Anthony Member
Anthony Member A Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 19 WA	I am using Bailey's end sealer on freshly milled Doug fir -- i do wait about a week to seal them after the mill.

Re: sealing the ends of newly milled beams #1673 05/14/05 08:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,696 Sneads Ferry, NC, USA J Jim Rogers Member
Jim Rogers Member J Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,696 Sneads Ferry, NC, USA	All logs, and/or timbers should be end sealed as soon as possible after being cut on any end grain. The sooner the better. Don't wait for anything.......... Whatever you do, have fun doing it!

Re: sealing the ends of newly milled beams #1674 05/14/05 09:44 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 895 Minneapolis, Minnesota daiku Member
daiku Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 895 Minneapolis, Minnesota	Quote: All logs, and/or timbers should be end sealed as soon as possible after being cut on any end grain. The sooner the better. Don't wait for anything.......... Right from the sawyer's mouth! I just made an arrangement with one of my mills to have them seal the timbers there before they ship to my shop. Saves me time, and it's better for the timbers. CB. -- Clark Bremer Minneapolis Proud Member of the TFG

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