Drying End Grain Cookies

[gonger]

Hey guys,

 

i am curious if i did it right. This picture shows a beech end grain cookie slab. I applied Anchorseal to both sides. Now after 2 Monts these black dots are appearing. Should i sand of the anchorseal, or is this normal and going to planed away fast after drying?

 

 

 

[delabodge]

that's mould due to lack of air flow, sadly you`ll be very lucky if these don't develop a split sooner or later, but you never know,hopefully not

[Shiny steve]

One method I have heard of it to apply a finishing oil sutch as Danish or linseed liberally and often as the wood drys in order to replace the moisture being lost from the timber preventing the cells shrinking as much and limiting the splitting affect. I have only had a little play with this idea but it did seem to work to a degree.

 

Steve 

[gobbypunk]

Hi I have dried coasters in the microwave,depending on how big they are maybe give that a go 

[Tippin Alaybye]

On 12/06/2020 at 17:45, gobbypunk said:

Hi I have dried coasters in the microwave,depending on how big they are maybe give that a go 

Have tried this but unsure how long to do it for. Any tips?

[Dan Maynard]

What about using kitchen scales to measure the water loss? Think that's the recommended way when drying samples to find moisture content really accurately.