> I would like to find the perfect solution for preserving woodenware > if there is such a thing. We submerge our pallets in hot parafin wax at just under smoking temperature for a minute or two, then drain. Some we did about 15 years ago are starting to rot now after year round use on the ground. Regards Allen W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>