Posted by steve on January 28, 19102 at 18:39:56:
In Reply to: What do I use to preserve "shipwreck wood"? posted by Marjorie MacDonald on December 31, 19101 at 08:04:51:
The piece of wood that we complained about
was from the TWO centuries old COPPER
"schooner" trader boat, tending the
SUMMER needs of the FORT at Copper Harbor
The park rangers DESTROYED WILFULLY a
WINDLASS from this wreck by FAILING a
chiep preservation method, outright
refusing to PAINT the WINDLASS with
GLYCOL ANTIFREEZE, it desintegrated into
ant and bacteria saw dust in less than
7 years exposure, placed in front of the
overnight PARK. You tell me if that was
not willfull historical destruction?
steve
: {For the curious and nervous....} I have a couple of boards, given to me this summer by Marine City {officially and with their blessing...as they were dredging along the Rivers edge and pulled these up and were in the process of bashing them into little pieces to jam them behind what is now their new sea wall, when I saw them and asked for them...O.K?..now that we are clear on THAT!} I saw someone on here complaining about a piece of shipwreck in Copper Harbor, crumbling due to lack of preservation.....and glycol? was mentioned.
: What is that? Is that is best thing I can use to preserve my boards? They will be outside {they aren't very pretty, having been partially burned at one time I think}. Any constructive ideas would be appreciated.