Best wood preserver to use?

Hi All,

I have some hardwood beading that I am going to use to hold the polycarbonate windows in the greenhouse I am building, but they are untreated. What is the best thing to use to preserve them? Any recommendations?

Regards
Rusty

 

I was going to use screws, but do not think I do not think that I can get them small enough as the beading is 9mm. So I willl use panel pins of some description.

Rusty

 

I would use teak oil,easy to apply,easy to recoat.
And retains the natural character of the wood.

 

Thanks all. I have found a tin of ronseal furniture oil in the garage. It states on the tin that it is an alternative to teak oil. I presume this would be ok?

Rusty

 

Dare I say cuprinol, possibly a soak or at least stand it in it for a few days and then turn it round and put the other end in, timber is very good at soaking things up through the end grain, its how the tree works.
Any kind of oil is likely to contaminate the the rebates if you are using silicone, so bed the poly in on the rebates and leave the beading to dry a few days before pinning it into position.
Stainless steel pins might be a good idea if you can get some, or possibly brass ones,.. but they are soft.
Sheradised are available I think.

 

Danish Oil

 

I use Danish Oil , but I presume a small can of Cuprinol will be do the same job and may be a little more advanced . I think all these "wood oils" are a mix of linseed oil and varnish . They penetrate the wood and key in a lot better than straight varnish would .
For large fences I use Creocote , easy to apply and weathers very nicely.