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   mt330 | Mar 09, 2005 11:13pm | #1

   oh yes armour all would do just fine

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   lwj2 | Mar 10, 2005 02:52am | #2

   Armour All? The stuff you use on car dashboards?Leon Jester

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   WARMWOOD | Mar 10, 2005 06:33pm | #3

   because  of  the  ultraviolet  screens  it  makes  a  good  sealer.

   it  does  make  it  improbable  to  put  any  finish  over  it.

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   WARMWOOD | Mar 10, 2005 08:50pm | #4

   to  continue  my  querry  about  perple  heart  as  a  viable

   wood  to  use  outside  is  there  anyone  with  a  piece  they  done  that  has

   weathered  well  in  a  zone  5  and  above  climate.  near  Milwaukee

   we  get  hard  freezes.

   also is anyone  up  to  date  on  why  it  might  be  a  good  choice.

   things  like  decay  and  insect  resistance.  a  particular  chemical

   in  the  processed  lumber  form?????????????/

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   Elcoholic | Mar 11, 2005 05:14am | #5

   Two years ago I went to Pt. Townsend, WA for the Wooden Boat Festival.  I was checking out a refurb job in progress on a 40'+ sailboat in a shop.  They had sistered most of the bulkheads with Purpleheart.  Probably 16/4!  I was blown away because of the obvious expense.  The shop owner told me that PH is as good as it gets for below the waterline because it just won't rot.  So if you can afford it I'd guess PH would be a very good choice for deck furniture.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   The more things change ...

   We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized.  I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

   Petronious Arbiter, 210 BC

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   WARMWOOD | Mar 11, 2005 04:10pm | #6

   at  last  purchase  4/4  was  under $3.00  8/4  under  $4.00

   thanx

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   drhamel | Mar 11, 2005 08:59pm | #7

   I do believe that Armor-all is water soluble and would wash off the surface pretty easily.  I don't think it would offer much in the way of long-term protection in an outdoor environment.

   Formerly just 'Don' but not the 'Glassmaster Don' or the lower-case 'don'.