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Buckthorn Splitting #8413986
06/04/25 11:35 AM
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I've been cutting a lot of buckthorn in my woods and making walking sticks out of some of them. One problem I've been having is as the stick dries, some of them are splitting. Is there anything I could do to prevent this from happening? I've tried cutting them in early spring when there isn't much sap in them, but some still split somewhat.


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Re: Buckthorn Splitting [Re: Trapper7] #8413999
06/04/25 12:07 PM
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Try waxing the ends as soon as possible after cutting
I typically cut in the winter and I'll work on them mid-summer

Re: Buckthorn Splitting [Re: Trapper7] #8414140
06/04/25 04:56 PM
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cut green and soak in PEG. The peg will displace the water with a polymer and stop it from splitting.

Re: Buckthorn Splitting [Re: Killbuck] #8414178
06/04/25 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Killbuck
cut green and soak in PEG. The peg will displace the water with a polymer and stop it from splitting.

What is PEG?


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Re: Buckthorn Splitting [Re: Trapper7] #8414972
06/05/25 04:16 PM
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poly ethanol glycol

Re: Buckthorn Splitting [Re: Trapper7] #8414973
06/05/25 04:16 PM
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