Best end grain sealer I've found so far 

Thank you so much. I never would have thought glue would be the best end grain sealer.

Thank you Rick, was looking for something to use and low and behold your video. Thanks for that. Have a nice day.

Hi Rick perfect just what I needed to know thank you Regards Steve UK London

Good idea Rick. I never thought of using wood glue as a sealer. I'm going to have to try it now. Thanks!

Those “Senior Moments” drive me nuts too. 👍👍

Wow...love how practical this video is.

Great tip! Thank you for sharing

I knew I forgot to do something, got a chunk of a trunk that now cracked up. And I have a gallon of wood glue just sitting right next to it. Damn. Thanks for the tip going forward

Great advice, been using it from beginning, works great.....

Just had 2-32”x20 ft oak logs sliced into 2” thick slabs that I want to dry stack and you just gave me the answer on edge sealer, thank you.

I agree, I've been sealing end grain on very expensive woods and somehow on my own ended up using that. No odor, no running, cost effective, easy to apply, water clean-up, no wax to contaminate finishes, it's perfect.

Great idea thank you I will be trying that out.

Great tip Rick, I've been using PVA glue for a number of years, and it does a good job too. Informative video my friend. Take care Mike

I just had an oak tree come down during Zeta and was looking for wood sealer. I google wood sealer and your RU-vid video was one of suggestions. Thanks for inform, no chemicals to worry about.

Great, thanks for sharing. Take care.

Thanks for the tip!

thank you for the information and the video upload sir!

Thanks for sharing... I do have Titebond... I had been using melted wax lately... But I haven't used it long enough to give any concrete report... Thanks again for sharing...

Wow, thanks for this informative video. Just picked up two mahogany logs about 3 ft in diameter and need something quick to seal them tonight so I can put them away in storage for when I finally decide to use them

Great advice !

Great info, thank you!

I had wood floor start to get punky on me from the office desk rolling chair so I used outdoor waterproof wood glue - my idea was to use it to have the wood absorb the glue and strengthen the wood and produce a hard surface for the rolling chair and it worked out great!

Your t-shirts are fantastic!

Thanks Rick! I just rescued some Manitoba Maple and some black walnut this weekend. It's all huge pieces about 2.5ft in diameter. Still need to cut out the pith, but I'll definitely be buying some titebond to seal it! -Spiritwynd aka Heather

Awesome. Thank you!!

Thanks for sharing.

wow thanks what a cool idea i use it all the time now rick you are the best

Thank you. I used to glue the corners of a Bee Hive... and just noticed that after a few months how the area under the glue has kept its original color and character. I used the Titebond BLue Container which is an outdoor moisture-resistant glue. but after seeing the results I have been thinking of thinning it and using it as an exterior coating for the whole box.

thank you for the heads up

Great tip!! thanks I just picked up (2) oak cookies and will try this weekend.

Good tip. I'll give it a shot.

Hi Rick, I’m giving it a go right now on some cherry my dad got me from a local tree feller, regards Terry in the UK

THANK YOU SIR THIS WAS EXCELLENT IDEA THANK AGAIN

Yeah I did try it on mines and man it works like wonders

Thank you for tips

I love your shirt! Thanks for the tutorial as well

Thanks for the info Rick. I had a piece of Mimosa that I didn't seal and in three months it turned into kindling at best. I have some cherry and walnut logs that I don't want the same to happen to. Since I can't find any Anchorseal locally and already have some Titebond on hand, I will give it a try. Thanks again, Dave.

Thank you Rick.

Good idea. I use wood glue as a finish sometimes , it’s great.

Thank you Rick

I have been using Tight Bond to seal logs when I make lumber for a few years now and it works great except it does dull steel plainer blades when it is on the face of the board.

Thank you rick I'm in North Carolina

Thank your for this upload, saved me some money :p

Rick, I have been buying Anchorseal by the gallon at the GA regional symposiums from Big Monk Lumber since I started going almost 10 years ago. He buys it in the 55 gal barrel and breaks it down into gal jugs for $12! Great buy, great vendor. Good to know PVA glue will work in a pinch.

Thanks Rick, The only place I found that carried Anchorseal was Woodcraft. And knowing that, they price it at a little over $30/gal. At roughly half that price, I'll switch over to Titebond. Great money saver buddy! AND lots of stores carry it as well.

Ty for this tip. I have made a few mixtures trying to keep my logs check free. I even tried melting the wax on but the seal seems to let go after some time.

thanks for the tip

Try washing up liquid. It works well too, particularly on green turned bowls which you can finish when they dry. The bowls get out of shape but rarely crack.

A great way to dry the wood!

Great tip and easy to follow video, thanks :) I have a large, dried stump of spelted beech I want to make into an outdoor coffee table (I live in Scotland so needs to be able to put up with the rain....) after sanding do you think I could use titebond as a sealant/varnish?

Hi Rick awesome video thanks for posting I have a question this winter I let just about a whole gallon of Titebond 3 in the building and I'm sure most likely froze scared to use it on projects do you think it would work for this

Great !!!!

Thanks for the video I've been looking for something better to try on the end of logs before I sawmill them I have a beautiful white oak log that I want a quarter saw and I don't want the boards cracking and checking.

I was wondering how modge pod might work. I was going to use my modge podge nit I also have titebond and love your results. Thanks for sharing the video Rick!

They do make Famo Wood filler for the cracks in wood. And it works really well

Most any product that has a adhesive effect will work, but, if you apply your favorite sealer then cover it with Saran wrap it will do a wonderful job.

Thanks Rick

Thanks buddy

I have only used candlewax and latex paint. I think both work well.

I used this technique because I ran out of the ronseal end-grain sealer. Farmer next door gave me a whole sycamore tree branches and all, and I spent a good 12 hours making blanks and then ran out of sealer. All I could find was a big bottle of old PVA kids glue left over from my mum entertaining the grand kids. Used both exactly the same results yet the kids PVA was 25% of the cost of the sealer.. lol

Would there be any benefit to watering the glue down - would it penetrate further? Michael from Canada

for the last 40 minutes I have been reading on forums what sealer to use and there is no consensus. paraffin, anchorseal, paraffin/mineral spirits, roofing paint, glue...each person says one of these is junk and only buy anchorseal. Well, proof is in the doing and your experiment helped me in my decision. I will be using titebond from now on. I use it in my shop already and so don't have to buy something else. Thanks for this vid.

Is this still your preferred method? Thanks for all the great videos. I have learned a lot.

Thanks!!!!

Enjoyed the video, it was helpful. I was wondering if the glue can be left on and sanded smooth or is this just to Preserve the wood untill you are ready to work on it? Haven't done alot of wood working but I have a oak tree that I'm going to be cutting up for fire, the bottom 4 feet is hollow and thought I'd try to make a small table out of a piece that is maybe 3" thick. Just wondering how I would make it last and not crack. Keep up the good work.

Can this be used to seal the end grain of pressure treated pine deck boards and framework?

Hi Rick, I have a question. I have some black walnut wood slices about 1½" thick and 14" around. I want to seal them to prevent cracking. I'm thinking of trying the titebond. Do you think that would work and would I coat one side or both?

I have been using Anchorseal original (not Anchorseal 2) for several years with good results, and I purchased it directly from the manufacturer in a 5 gallon container (too much product!). Running out now and will try the Titebond. I see you are using Titebond regular, any thoughts on Titebond 3 as it is "waterproof"?

Hello, I am having a maple tree cut down to use mostly for bowl blanks. I bought a gallon of latex paint to seal the end grains but titebond seems to be a better option. Have you used latex paint to seal wood? Which one do you think will seal it better? I am new to wood turning.

Great video Rick, there is a big "taboo" about products to do this type of work and i think you nailed it right! The only question I have is, do you think a log will loose moisture by its sides when the bark is still present? I was watching a video yesterday of a guy milling a 3 years old log, he was trying to make the point , a log will not loose moisture or humidity UNTIL it is milled (the log was still with 44% humidity content)...would love to hear your comments!

Very nice information. Have you try to polish the wood after the glue is very dry to se how it looks?

Thank you so much for this video Rick!! I've been searching all day for a solution to a problem I'm having with MDF edges that I made for lamp bases. I've been using Polyshade on hardwood bases that I had been using before, but my neighbor suggested MDF. This was my 1st time using MDF and I did not know that the edges with turn out as bad as they did, and the only solution was to seal them somehow. I literally just got back from Ace Hardware and bought that Tightbond and did a few sample pieces of the MDF to see how it would come out and I'm waiting for it to dry lol. I did one side with just glue and then the other side with a little bit of water and glue, so I'm going to see which one turns out the best. Then of course, I stumble upon your video after the fact and I'm so glad I did. I'm really hoping that this method will solve the problem and make those edges nice and smooth so the base looks good. Thank you again for posting this!! Joe

You guys, will this waterproof wood for exterior use? I'm making one of those garden paths with freshly cut cookies (downed wood from the last hurricane) and need to protect and waterproof them.

I have been trying to find a way to seal the edges of a project I am working on and it looks like I have found the answer. My project will be painted as it is a concession trailer. Will paint stick to this? Thanks.

Great information especially considering the price of some of the end grain products. Do you think there's any reason to seal wood that's been kiln dried.

Rick, I was just reading through the comments and saw you replied to someone on this 2 yr old video 20 minutes ago. That is really amazing that you take the time to reply and help others. Got a subscription from me. How would you compare the tightbond to using wax?

Looking to seal a bunch of freshly cut oak logs to use as simple outdoor stools. Not looking for anything super durable or a hi tech. Just want to make sure there is a clean surface to put my butt on. Also don’t have time to dry them for 6 months. So for the exterior use, would you recommend tight bond III which is supposedly waterproof? Thx

How long will you leave the big log till you use it? and how will you store it? thanks :)

About how long would you wait for a log the size of walnut log in the video to dry before turning?

Do you know if the glue would interfere with the epoxy curing properly? Can I put polyurethane over it on a cedar piece? Thank you for the video, I love that glue, just never thought to use it to seal anything.

If you are making a end table with a trunk, and you seal it with this, how do you get it off by sanding?

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but I have to say it doesn't work nearly as good as ANCHORSEAL does.

Question Rick... I have a very large oak cookie that was cut today. I'm planning on turning it in to a table eventually. If I treat both ends of the cut this way, do you think it will work? Its about 5 inches thick and the size of a truck tire. I really don't want to buy Pentacryl.

Great! Just cut down a 3' thick pecan tree x 60'. Is it best to put on ASAP?

I will be trying this! I cant afford $70 pentacryl for wood cookies! Ty!!!

I have outdoor log posts for deck railing, they will be cut then stained, do you think Titebond will work after I use an outdoor stain on the logs?

How well would this work for sealing red pine logs that are going to sit out and dry for a year? I am building a log cabin in the future

I feel dumb but I don't get it. I know the purpose of holding in the moisture, but are you simply sealing it to cut it off and expose it to use at a later date?

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I have some white pine 8X10 roof timbers that have ends exposed to the outside. They are stained with a water based semi transparent stain. Can I use this glue to seal the ends to prevent water penetration?

What can be used to thin tightbond? I'm looking for exterior uv resistant rot resistant sealer for my redwood pergola.

Rick, Fo you apply yhe Tite bond glue right out of the jug or do you thin it with domething? Irnjoy your videos. Yhank you for sharing. Jon

Hey Rick - does this work for pressure-treated wood for a deck also?

Rick, is this just to keep the log from checking while you wait to figure out how to finish the piece? I need to cut some log slices and set them aside while I work on my end table posts and then come back and sand and seal. I would appreciate some advice

After trying a few different sealers, waxes, etc over the years with mediocre results I thought why not wood glue and have been using that for a quite a while now. I put on a few coats of titebond 3 mixed w/water(2 or 3 parts glue to 1 part water) to help it penetrate the wood better and find it to work even better than original titebond probably due its exterior rating. Alot of my lumber gets stickered and stacked outside in covered piles until it reaches a certain MC% before bringing it in my shop and the titebond 3 really does a superb job.

Great video. Could I ask you a question? I want to seal up a log that will be used in an art project. I have removed the bark and sanded it down slightly. Could I use Titebond to do the entire log? I would be happy if it also darkened it up a bit. It's a piece of ash that has been dead for some time. I was thinking of sealing it, or staining it, but this might do both? Thanks!

Do you cut the Titebond with water or use it straight from the jug?

What would you recommend for sealing, keeping the end grain from coming apart, I am making wood coasters? Thank.

Have you used it as a drying method on the end grain of green turned roughs.

I cut down a black walnut about 2 months ago, it's been sitting outside and starting to crack at the ends. is it too late to cut the ends off to end seal them?