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Article #128Re: Preserving tree slices
From: Eric Stevens
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 02:52
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 02:52
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 22:01:06 GMT, dr_smug@yahoo.co.uk (Ken Baker) wrote: >On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:52:15 GMT, dr_smug@yahoo.co.uk (I) wrote: > >>Hi: >> >>I'd like to preserve a slice from a large tree which was just cut >>down, and I wondered what the best way of drying the slice was to >>prevent cracking? >> >>The tree was a Horse Chestnut (conker) tree, if that makes any >>difference. >> >>Any dendrochronologists (or anybody) able to give me advice? > >That's all interesting advice, thank you. > >The slice in question is about 1m in diameter, and 10cm thick, and I >only have access to domestic equipment, so drying in a microwave or >conventional oven isn't on the cards. Soaking something that size >would be a bit of a pain, and I'm not sure I could afford that much >sugar, or PEG. 8-) > >I think I might go for the slow drying approach, and (regularly) >painting it with oil would slow down evaporation as well as being >absorbed. I'd like to varnish it afterwards, but I'll cross that >bridge when I come to it. > >Thanks again, all, for the advice, > Wrap it in plastic (but not tightly sealed) to inhibit the loss of water vapor from its surface and then place it on a flat surface in a cool shady place, such as under a house. Eric Stevens There are two classes of people. Those who divide people into two classes, and those who don't. I belong to the second class.
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