Preserving wood

[elfie]

Guys, I have a couple of wee projects on the go at the moment.

 

Project 1 - preserving a tree stump which has been levelled at around 4ft as a bird table for a customer. What is the best way of preserving the wood for a natural look.

 

Project 2 - making some items like house signs etc. What is best way to preserve the wood but keep natural look ?

 

 

Many thanks elfie

[Mike Dempsey]

I use Osmo polyx oil, 3032 for all my outdoor and indoor wood now. Its the best there is although expensive compared to Danish oil, its far superior imo. You don't say what the tree stump is. If its something like oak or sweet chestnut it should last for years. Other timber aren't so good so a good but a liberal coating of osmo oil should help preserve it for a while. Probably depends though if it has any rot.

[elfie]

Its for a beech tree so being int a hardie should last a while. Many thanks for info Mike.