Sealing the end grain

[Tony Sizemore]

I was wondering what you guys would recommend to seal the ends of freshly fallen timber. I am going to my mom’s this weekend and dropping some Walnut and Cherry and I want to save as much as I can so help me out here please.
Thanks
Tony

[Carole Valentine]

Anchorseal or the Woodcraft sealer. If you can't get that before you fell the trees, you can try latex paint but it doesn't work nearly as well.

[Hans Scholte]

Hi Tony,

I use candles as end seal. A paint stripper to melt the candle while keeping the endgrain more or less horizontal. It should be heated until the wax has penetrated the wood.

Success,

Hans

[Jean Holland]

Woodcraft has a greenwood end sealer. It runs about $20 for a gallon. I used some on some cherry my husband recently got from work. It went on real nice and easy.....and clean up was a snap too.

I hear anchorseal is good, but it's more expensive that what Woodcraft sells.

[John Hart]

Since I started selling turning blanks, I've experimented with a number of sealers. I like Rocklers Green Wood Sealer the best because it goes on nicely($20/gal)...But Anchorseal is the best price when bought in 5 gallon quantities ($9/gal)