[Woodcarver] re conservation need

[Loren Woodard]

Hugh:

 

I have a carved name sign on my house that is 10 years old.  I carved it out
of basswood, painted it with a combination of acrylics and water colors and
then sprayed it several time with a Krylon spray with a UV protector.  It
has worked well and still looks pretty good but it will need painted again
pretty soon.

 

If you can get it, redwood would be a good choice.  It is hard to come by in
my part of the country but may be more plentiful in Canada.  You might also
look at White Cedar.    A lot of the commercial sign carvers in the New
England states use white pine.  I think the main thing is to protect the
wood with a good finish.  

 

Maybe others can give you some good ideas.

 

Good luck with your sign(s).

 

Loren Woodard

Sunrise Beach, MO

 

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From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net
[mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Thomsons44 at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 7:10 AM
To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net
Subject: [Woodcarver] re conservation need

 

heh out-there--- its Hugh the skincarp again looking for the answer I asked
on 26/3/07 regarding preferred wood for outdoor conservation signs and the
desired preservative covering to be used----I only heard from
Maura--&--Marcel and sort-of from Dick carter with a ? to Marcel----surely
our list members can do better than that in an effort to help my Ontario
conservation friend with his worthwhile attempt
---regards---Hugh(aka--skincarp)


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