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I have a bunch of fresh cut walnut limb,crotches and stumps available
now and would like to seal the end grain for future use. Anchorseal is
not available easily in this area and seems expensive. Has anyone
tried a couple of coats of old left over latex paint on the expsosed
ends or does anyone think this will work?
MinnJim

This brings up an interesting point: has anyone attempted to brew their
own wax emulsion end-grain sealer?? It wouldn't seem to be too
difficult, but to be honest I haven't tried it, nor do I know the
chemistry involved to attempt it. Am I incorrect that Anchorseal is
little more than wax--like beeswax--dissolved in a volatile solvent?


In water. Takes a non-sudsing surfactant as an emulsifier, and a _BIG_
blender.

What sort of surfactant? I have a rather large supply of beeswax, and I've
assumed a Cuisinart food processor might fill the bill for redundant small
batches.

Anchorseal isn't really that expensive, especially when purchased in 5
gallon quantities or larger. It's just that I've been wondering what to do
with several hundred pounds of beeswax for more than a year. End-grain
sealer seemed promising.

Max