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rod · 02-11-2008, 02:30 PM

All I use for wood is what I collect locally. I don't have a pot large enough to boil it in so I bake it for several hours. Then take it to a friend who has a sand blaster and blast off any loose or soft wood. This also brings out the grain giving it more of a weathered look. Userally it takes about two months of holding it down with a rock in the tank before it will stay. This may not be the recomended way but it's always worked for me.

02-11-2008, 02:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
rod Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Posts: 38 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points:	Re: This time Im gonna do it right!....Help me out :) All I use for wood is what I collect locally. I don't have a pot large enough to boil it in so I bake it for several hours. Then take it to a friend who has a sand blaster and blast off any loose or soft wood. This also brings out the grain giving it more of a weathered look. Userally it takes about two months of holding it down with a rock in the tank before it will stay. This may not be the recomended way but it's always worked for me.