So much for THAT idea! Keith Addison wrote:
>>Keith - have you tried BD as a wood preservative? Did it mold? We are >>very muggy here in THE CAPITAL OF THE FREE WORLD. >> >> > >Hi Mike > >I didn't specifically use it as a preservative but I've treated quite >a lot of wood with it, and yes, it moulds. Try it and see. Insects >just love the stuff too, I guess the fungi feel the same way. > >Best > >Keith > > > > >>-Mike >> >>Keith Addison wrote: >> >> >> >>>It says here: "Take boiled linseed oil and stir in it pulverized >>>charcoal to the consistency of paint. Put a coat of this over the >>>timber and there is not a man that will live to see it rotten." - >>>Everlasting Fence Posts, from Lee's Priceless Recipes, William E. >>>Lee, 1895. >>> >>>Probably other oils would work too even if they had a lower Iodine >>>Value than linseed oil and took longer to dry (polymerise). Or tung >>>oil. You can make a rust-proofing paint with fish oil, maybe if you >>>mixed it with pulverised charcoal it would work like creosote as well. >>> >>>http://journeytoforever.org//farm_library/FishPaintJTF.pdf >>>Anti-rust Paint from Fish-Scraps >>>A short guide to the technique >>>by M. L. Allen >>>Prince of Songkla University >>>Thailand >>> >>>I've found biodiesel makes a nice wood treatment, but it's inclined >>>to attract mould. What's the source of Xylitol? Can you make it >>>yourself? >>> >>>Best >>> >>>Keith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Thanks Fritz, >>>>The oil is the just used as a delivery method biodiesel penetrates the >>>>best of all I tried but that would be a moot point when using pressure >>>>treated applications. I will be testing with other bioderadeables as well. >>>> >>>>Jim >>>> >>>>Fritz Friesinger wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi Jim, >>>>>why not try doubleboiled Linseedoil mixed with Xylitol,you may get >>>>>better results than with Biofuel >>>>>let me know,how this would stand up >>>>>Thanks >>>>>Fritz >>>>> >>>>> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
