Environment friendly ood protection

  • Environment friendly ood protection

    Posted by Mayan Gabbay on February 2, 2023 at 10:35 pm

    Hi everyone,

    I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good environment friendly wood protection for wood projects. Muchas Gracias 🔆

    Mayan Gabbay replied 2 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Eric Baudry

    Organizer
    February 3, 2023 at 12:24 pm

    Hola Mayan!

    The goal in general when reducing ecological impacts from home products is finding ones that are:

    -Created from biological sources and organic materials
    -Zero to minimal toxic substances or chemicals, like heavy metals, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), plastics, etc
    -Not made from fossil fuel products
    -Locally sourced
    -Ethically created

    Some good options that match these criteria, that are good for wood preservation are Linseed Oil, and Tung Oil (though Tung is imported so can’t get a ‘perfect score’).

    Here is an article and video discussing how to apply Tung il to preserve wood. I assume it’s the same process for Linseed Oil.

    https://mountainmodernlife.com/natural-wood-sealer/

    Another product I’ve heard can work well in areas not getting direct sun is Bee’s wax. Here’s a resource on how to apply that to wood.

    https://startwoodworkingnow.com/how-to-apply-beeswax-to-wood/

    Have fun!

  • Mayan Gabbay

    Member
    February 4, 2023 at 7:12 am

    Thank you Eric 😌

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