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Re: driftwood conditioning




>
>Date: 07 Feb 98 17:10:59 EST
>From: Susan.C.Jorgensen at Dartmouth_EDU (Susan C. Jorgensen)
>Subject: driftwood conditioning
>
>Hi,
>I was hoping someone could tell me how to condition scavenged driftwood so
>that
>it sinks.  I saw it somewhere in the last few weeks, but now I can't find any
>information.
>
>I'm *more* than a newbie here, so bear with me. This may have been discussed
>before, but I searched the archives and couldn't find any
>information.uatic-plants.
>
My dealer sells rolls of zinc sheet for weighing down wood.  (Don't use
lead!).  Boil the wood to get rid of pathogens.

Try my Web Site at http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~lachlan/timber.html which is
on the History and Construction of Medieval Timber-Framed Houses.