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Originally Posted by pbadad
Joe have u sealed maple with success using tung oil
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absolutely, it's all I've used for quite a few years now, I haven't had any issues with birch or maple, I had good luck with 60/40
BLO and mineral spirits, the only issue I ever had was paint bleed ..
when sealing maple and birch, I warm the blanks in a 200 degree toaster oven prior to their dunk, not sure how much difference it makes but it seems to help.. I also dip maple and birch plugs in primer, I use a wire and poke the paint through to make sure the primer goes all the way through the drilled holes, it's extra work but again, it affords a little extra protection.
tung oil was used to seal wooden ships so I figured if it's good enough for that, why not use it as a plug sealer, its not cheap but these days I only make a few plugs a year so it works perfectly fine for my purpose..