A ready to use water based sealer which when dried forms a seal on non-kiln dried wood, thus slowing down the drying process and helping to prevent the wood from splitting. End Seal is an easy to use, safe alternative to using molten paraffin wax.
On round blanks the edge of the circumference is normally coated, on square blanks the smaller ends are coated. End Seal can also be used when working on a large item which is being left for several days, to prevent it splitting whilst on the lathe.
Apply it liberally, normally by brush but it can be sprayed if needed, usually to the smallest surface of the timber which will normally be the end grain where moisture is most likely to escape from. Sealing the surface will encourage the moisture to escape via the larger areas which will result in a slower exit.
