Then years is about right.
The earlier lighthouses were build with lumber that was submerged ten years
in salt-water tide pools.
Today some of these lighthouses are still standing up with the original
lumber.
This lumber treatment has long since disappeared and replaced with a quicker
treatment using toxic chemical.
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 10 years should do it.
>
> "clark5" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Has anyone tried "making" driftwood?
>>
>> I am thinking of submerging fresh tree stumps
>> in tidepools and let the salt water "cure" the
>> wood. How long should I soak it?
>>
>> clark
>
>
10 years should do it.
"clark5" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Has anyone tried "making" driftwood?
>
> I am thinking of submerging fresh tree stumps
> in tidepools and let the salt water "cure" the
> wood. How long should I soak it?
>
> clark