[Woodcarver] Pentacryl

[Mike and Patty]

& do you have any idea as to how we can get this NP-1?


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> Hello All...

> I have been reading everyone's comments on Pentacryl and have decided to 

> add my 2 cents.  As I am a retired sawmill employee who spent almost 25 

> years with the timber industry, hearing about any product that starts with 

> the word "Penta" really concerns me.  Of those 25 years, I was in upper 

> management for 15.  In 1988 we built a brand new, high tech sawmill and 

> along with that was a problem as to how to keep fresh cut lumber from 

> staining and developing mold and mildew.  As the QC Supervisor, I was 

> directly responsible for this task.  I did controlled experiments using 

> different industrial anti-stain treatments, I made a ton of phone calls 

> and traveled over the Pacific Northwest and California to mills to see 

> firsthand the problems they had, both with stain & mildew AND the states 

> Environmental laws.  The major issue that came about was that any product 

> with a "Penta" on it was highly scrutinized due to the toxicity levels of 

> certain chemicals.  After spending time with Professors at the University 

> of Oregon, we all came up with the same conclusion, stay away from Penta 

> products. Mills that used dip tanks for their lumber were faced with 

> crippling costs of major environmental cleanups that it forced some of 

> them to shut down.  I made sure our mill would not be forced with that 

> type of closure.  We went with a "Kop-Coat Inc." product called "NP-1".  I 

> don't know personally what products that they may have but I can attest 

> first hand that on an industrial level, the State of Alaska approved this 

> companies products to be used at a sawmill that was located next to a 

> large salmon bearing stream and salt water cove.  One word of 

> advise....and I do this religiously, when using any new chemical or 

> product that I am not sure of, I request an MSDS sheet that quotes every 

> chemical in the product as well as toxicity levels and notes if it is a 

> hazard to man or animal.  Like I said, just my 2 cents....

>

> Best Regards,

>

> Steve

>

> Steve Lankerd Sr

> Metlakatla, Alaska

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