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Title: Stave Sealing?
Post by: Roadking71865 on October 12, 2012, 02:36:00 PM

How soon after cutting the stave do you need to seal the ends.  If it takes a week or so will it be OK?

Title: Re: Stave Sealing?
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 12, 2012, 02:59:00 PM

I seal them as soon as I put the chainsaw down. After a week you can expect checks. If your log is over 6 feet long, like maybe 7 or 8 feet, the checks might not hurt as you can cut the ends off again, then seal the ends right away. Either way you will get some stave's out of it.

Title: Re: Stave Sealing?
Post by: scrub-buster on October 12, 2012, 03:18:00 PM

I cut mostly osage and I do like Roy does.  Once the tree hits the ground I cut it to length and then seal the ends right there in the woods.  Once I get the logs out and back to my shop, I'll seal them again.  And when I remove the bark and sapwood, I'll seal them again while sealing the back.  I'd rather waste a little shellac than waste bow wood.