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- From: hmoss@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Howard Moss)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:51:02 GMT
- Subject: Splinter prevention
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rosa, CA
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- Well, I'm the "official" handyman at my daughter's nursery school and
- they have a new complaint that I'd like to ask your opinion about:
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- Splinters!
- The play house is old and the wood has generated a lot of splinters in
- the hands of 2-4 year olds. Also, the new wood play structure has
- a BIG knot that seems to be coming off in pieces and that generates a
- lot of splinters, too. The redwood picnic table is also being looked
- at. What are good ways to deal with this, especially since we're
- heading for the rainy season. Should I just sand all the surfaces
- smooth? Won't the rains just render that useless? How about sealing
- the wood, like with paint or polyurethane? Is that ok to do now that
- the wood is swelling up with moisture from the rains? Another choice
- could be a waterproof stain or something like that. Would that seal
- the wood so the splinters would not be present?
-
- I know these are a lot of questions, but hey, who else can I ask?
-
- Thanks,
- Howard Moss
- hmoss@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com
-