Henry
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Post by Henry on Dec 24, 2015 12:46:41 GMT -5
Hello all. I'm trying to create a rock/driftwood creation, but have no experience in the driftwood area. Online info., states that it should be thoroughly cleaned, water/soap water, soaked in a bleach solution, possibly sanded and waxed/oiled/varnish. (last parts up to the artisan). My question is: the bleach solution....is it necessary?
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Post by captbob on Dec 24, 2015 12:50:46 GMT -5
I wouldn't think so Henry. Maybe that is to kill off any critters living in it? I have never bleached any of mine, but I do sometimes give it a light washing with the pressure washer. Don't pressure wash to hard or you can really mess up the wood.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 24, 2015 12:56:35 GMT -5
I just use soap and warm water,than hose them down,let dry..............
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 24, 2015 12:57:25 GMT -5
I would definitely disinfect it just to be safe.
Sealing with a good sanding sealer or varnish should seal any nasties inside though.
I think it should definitely be totally dried before sealing.
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Post by jamesp on Dec 24, 2015 13:34:00 GMT -5
One cap of bleach mixed in 3 gallons of water was the state standard for disinfecting a meat cutting room. As it dries sand can sure dribble out of it. A good washing with a strong garden hose helps. Mounted,pecky cypress, Lake Rodman Florida  |
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Dec 24, 2015 18:30:15 GMT -5
Thank you everyone!
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 25, 2015 11:44:37 GMT -5
One cap of bleach mixed in 3 gallons of water was the state standard for disinfecting a meat cutting room. As it dries sand can sure dribble out of it. A good washing with a strong garden hose helps. Mounted,pecky cypress, Lake Rodman Florida WOW! Beautiful piece of wood...... |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 25, 2015 18:17:28 GMT -5
fossilman, they dammed the Oklawaha River(flow from Silver Springs). Funny thing happened that the engineers never figured. They backed the water up 10 miles and covered bog type floodplain with water. Ancient trees/limbs/stumps 30-40 feet in the deep muck started to float up. Trees that are several thousand years old, judging by counting the growth rings, that were buried in the muck for several 1000 of more years. Dead forest on top of dead forest, 30-40 feet deep. All preserved by the super acid peat and muck. Many short sections like the one in the photo, where portions were exposed to oxygen. The fungus is called pecky, and eats the tree while alive. Then buried for many years did many strange things to the wood. Stumps being exposed over the years 25 feet in diameter. The law had to come in and stop people from pulling the giant logs to their homes on the lake and sawing like 6-8 foot boards out of them. They were making a fortune. Now the people on the lake burn the wood that floats up on their shores in large bonfires. Visitors rip across the hot fishing lake and smash their lower units constantly, logs floating around barely exposed like icebergs. World class driftwood there. You can see the damascus effect of the growth rings in the center of the log above in the photo. 50-80 growth rings per inch. Let you do the calculation of a 7 foot log that grew 50 years per inch of diameter. 600-900 years per foot...Cypress
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 26, 2015 11:06:17 GMT -5
WOW! Super cool story................I would be loading my trk up with that stuff for sure...LOL
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