[TheForge] Re: hammer handles

[Terry L. Ridder]

hello;

peg == polyethylene glycol.
used to stabilze "green" wood.
there are many different formulas for peg.
some are an oily liquid at room temperature while some
are a waxy solid at room temperature. nearly all are
water soluble.

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003, Lynn Emrich wrote:

lynn>
lynn> Mike, it's called PEG. Not sure what it stands for but
lynn> I doubt it would work in this application. Better fit
lynn> and crossed wedges work. They are available in most
lynn> hardware stores with the new handles.
lynn> Lynn
lynn>

Mike Spencer <mspencer@tallships.ca> wrote:
mike> And there's another related product -- another
mike> member of the glycol
mike> family -- that wood butchers use to keep things like
mike> solid turned
mike> newel posts from checking that would probably do as
mike> well or better.
mike>

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Terry L. Ridder ><>