Stain in the Neck

[Klaymeb]

Was just carving some shrooms out of pine and noticed this blue stuff - looked it up on the net and it seems to be Blue Stain? As far as I could find out it isn't a decaying fungus itself but it eats away the wood's naturally protective resin and allows decaying fungus in (feel free to correct me if it's wrong, I don't know much about fungus).

 

I don't want to sell people carvings that are about to disintegrate but I wondered if it would stay the same or worsen once sanded and covered in a couple of coats of preservative?

 

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[john dawson]

either way it dont sound good.

 

cheaper carvings like shrooms dont last too long anyway, but im not sure some1 would like a blue mark on it anyway?

[Klaymeb]

either way it dont sound good.

 

cheaper carvings like shrooms dont last too long anyway, but im not sure some1 would like a blue mark on it anyway?

 

Yeah the idea was if it doesn't get any worse I would coat it with preservative and see if it covered up the blueness, but if it is likely to affect the structural integrity of the wood I'll chuck it

 

Just need to know really as I've got a show to sell some at tomorrow

[josharb87]

just paint it in red gloss with white spots jobs a goodun!

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I get that all the time carving Ponderosa Pine. Some people have told me it's from the Pine Beetle but I don't think so as it's in most of the wood I carve.

Just exactly what IS the best way to preserve a carving that's being displayed outdoors? I sold a bear to some friends and went by their house and within a month it had cracked badly even with a kerf cut. Right now I'm just using Spar poly coat. Minwax.

So I carved them a new bigger bear with a piece of purchased log and coated it four times. So it cost me $60 to replace a bear that I got $50 for but at least I can sleep at night. I won't put the effort into carving any more crappy wood. It's not worth it.

[slasherscot]

what wood is it....looks like scots pine.....which tends to stain bluey/black after a while if left on the ground