What and how do you seal fresh cut wood

[Mike Burkeen]

New guy question here. What do you guys use to seal freshly cut logs while you are waiting to rough turn them? Also if you cut a bowl blank from a log how do you seal that while you wait? I have past up several freshly cut logs of various species laying on the street after the last round of storms went thru because I wasnt sure how to store them.

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Jim Stoppleworth]

Mike I seal the end grain with Anchorseal, put them in a shaded area and they are generally good for a few months. After rough turning, I do the same, seal the end grain with Anchorseal, put them in a paper bag and let them sit for 6 or so months before finish turning. Has worked quite well so far. Others will have methods they have used, I'm sure.

Jim

[Dave Mcintire]

You can melt wax and pour on the ends and even paint will seal some, but Anchorseal is the best. Its pretty expensive in small quantities, maybe you can buy a 5 gal can (I think its about $50 shipped) and split some off to other wood workers.