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Thread: Custom Barn Wood Scales Epoxied
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03-02-2009, 06:41 PM #1
I might burst your bubble... truely sorry.. but..
I have heard of barn board as being heavily contaminated and being unfit for food
tool useage (spoon making) and I am unsure about its use on the skin where nicks may occur and have the possibility of getting infected...
my brother who is a photographer also won't use it because it "bleeds" through the photo paper and can ruin the print
A truely beautiful weathered wood... but not without its problems...
perhaps others have more info...
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03-02-2009, 06:49 PM #2
There are people that do wood stabilizing where the wood is basically pressure filled with some kind of acrylic/plastic resin. I think that might fix the bleeding/ etc. These guys offer a test stabilization that would probably cover the amount used for a set of scales... barely charge for it. It might be worth a try, then you wouldn't have to finish them with poly either. There are others out there that do this service as well... prices are almost the same wherever you go.
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03-02-2009, 07:09 PM #3
If the wood is Alaskan Yellow Cedar, google it, then it has excellent resistance to rot and other diseases.
When I epoxy the wood, if it will put everyone at ease. I'll put 5 coats on the thing. I just cannot believe or imagine that someone would get an infection off of the scales.
I never hold the scales that close to the face. YMMV
I would never proffer anything that would knowingly harm someone.
Please, if anyone thinks that this is a problem let me know. I was planning 3 coats of epoxy and 3 of Poly for the straight grain stuff or just tung oil.
Prepping it is not going to be easy, hand sanded and knocked down and then cut by hand because I do not want to risk a blow out with a jig saw.
It is a wonderful silver color. We will see.