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What I liked,,,

Kinda a cross of milling and carving with his base...Pretty cool.... :)
 
Dog house

I have built an addition to my house that the dogs use as a doghouse. It ties in with my normal roof line, shingles and all. It has a window, a built in air conditioner and heater, concrete slab, power, a dog door, and a people door. Lucky dogs! It is approx. 8' X 8', about the size of a normal bathroom or laundry room... actually bigger than my laundry room. The wife is trying to kick the dogs out and take over it for the laundry room. I really loved the look of the natural wood on the outside, but the moisture and rain splash-back was starting to turn the wood; so we primed and painted it.
 
Treating wood?

I really want to build a wood fence all the way around my acre homesite. The design would be similar to that of a white porchrail: 6"X6" posts, 2"X4" rails, then 2"X2" square vertical spindles, then topped off with a 2"X6" rail on the top. All this is milled pine that I want to paint white. Don't forget I am in South Alabama... you know, where the humidity, moisture, and the termites thrive. I am considering sending the posts off to have them pressure treated; I don't see two ways around it. For the rest of the fence, I considered just priming and painting, but I have been told that I would be lucky to get 5-10 years out of it that way. There use to be a product called Copper-Tox (or something like that), but it is outlawed now. Is there a good product I can use to treat the wood that will allow me to paint over it? The only part that will be touching the ground will be the posts; that is why I am leaning toward sending them off. Cost would be prohibitive to send all the wood off though. Thanks.
 
Almost done. Black Walnut

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Looking good.
 
I stumbled on a product I thought was not available any longer... Cop-R-Tox made by BLP Mobile Paints.


I use to use a product to "treat" any wood that was in a moisture area. The original formula was a great product and removed from market. The replacement formulas were not suitable for exterior protection or below grade without further application of an additional sealer as they tended to "wash" away.

If you choose to try one of the currently available formulas be sure to follow the directions and inquire about suitable top coats. The top coats could very well be different for below grade.

These products also became much more expensive and it takes a lot of product as the goal was to saturate the wood at least a 1/4" layer, more being preferable.

I would not know about products being currently availible but before you purchase a product contact a product rep and ask them about your specific application.
 

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