I would like to impregnate dowels made of pine. What should I use and how do I go about it? Approximately how much does it cost? It will be children playing with what I build from the dowels, so I don't want any substances that are dangerous for children.
I would appreciate the help
I would appreciate the help
doesn't it work to just e.g. oil and wax?
Oil can preferably be raw linseed oil.
It's also possible to use so-called Roslagsmahogny: 1 part wood tar, 1 part linseed oil, and 1 part turpentine. Turpentine should be balsam turpentine, i.e., 100% turpentine, not diluted with mineral oil/naphtha. I believe the linseed oil should be boiled (to minimize smearing), but I'm not 100% sure.
(I've never managed to find information on whether it should be boiled or raw, but since boiled oil is used in drying paint, unlike raw oil which doesn't dry/harden, and since the whole point of Roslagsmahogny is to provide good protection without smearing like pure wood tar does, I guess boiled.)
Otherwise, it's pressure-treated wood you need. However, you can't do that yourself, and it probably wasn't what you wanted either, but it's the only thing that lasts a really long time without repeated treatments, and in constant contact with moisture. Everything else is surface treatment, which doesn't provide the same protection at all and also wears off. (Hence repeated treatments.)
It's also possible to use so-called Roslagsmahogny: 1 part wood tar, 1 part linseed oil, and 1 part turpentine. Turpentine should be balsam turpentine, i.e., 100% turpentine, not diluted with mineral oil/naphtha. I believe the linseed oil should be boiled (to minimize smearing), but I'm not 100% sure.
(I've never managed to find information on whether it should be boiled or raw, but since boiled oil is used in drying paint, unlike raw oil which doesn't dry/harden, and since the whole point of Roslagsmahogny is to provide good protection without smearing like pure wood tar does, I guess boiled.)
Otherwise, it's pressure-treated wood you need. However, you can't do that yourself, and it probably wasn't what you wanted either, but it's the only thing that lasts a really long time without repeated treatments, and in constant contact with moisture. Everything else is surface treatment, which doesn't provide the same protection at all and also wears off. (Hence repeated treatments.)
you oil first and then wax on this.tom112 said:
don't know if you can get something impregnated. impregnation is not the best if children are going to play with this
it won't be maintenance-free no matter what you do.
Cuprinol was what used to be used before. Cuprinol still exists so I guess their website can give you answers. I guess they have products for the most effective wood protection that environmental legislation allows.
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