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RobG · 10-27-2008, 07:32 PM

Can someone give me the straight skinny on how long is necessary to soak AYC, Birch, Pine, Basswood in BLO/MS. I'm new to the plug building scene, have made 10 plugs to date. I've seen soak times from 1minute to 2 hours. ??? Currently I've been soaking my pine handcarves for 20 minutes and my AYC for 1 hour. Would like to get this straight in my head from the experts. I assume the harder the wood, the longer the soak.....and longer the dry time? I let my plugs hang for atleast 3 days after sealing.
Thanks for the intro to this insanity called plug building...I love it!

10-27-2008, 07:32 PM	#1
RobG RockHopper/Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Roebling, NJ Posts: 11	BLO/MS Soak Times Can someone give me the straight skinny on how long is necessary to soak AYC, Birch, Pine, Basswood in BLO/MS. I'm new to the plug building scene, have made 10 plugs to date. I've seen soak times from 1minute to 2 hours. ??? Currently I've been soaking my pine handcarves for 20 minutes and my AYC for 1 hour. Would like to get this straight in my head from the experts. I assume the harder the wood, the longer the soak.....and longer the dry time? I let my plugs hang for atleast 3 days after sealing. Thanks for the intro to this insanity called plug building...I love it!