Beau,

I'm not a conservator so you might want to check and see if these are 
still valid materials but I have used low voc acrylic sealant paints 
and a product called Marvel Seal in the past, the latter one is like 
a foil that you iron on to the surface.

Stephen



At 04:56 AM 12/10/2007, you wrote:

>Hello,
>I have a couple of questions.  Are there any ways of sealing new wood so
>that none of the acid or anything gets out of it into the interior of a
>case?  I was thinking of making a couple of new, small cases with some UV
>blocking plexiglass.  What about a calk-like material that is archival to
>go between the pieces of plexiglass?  Is there such a thing?
>Also, I am part of the registrar's comittee and cannot seem to get onto
>their listserv.  Does anyone here know how to do that?
>Thanks.
>
>Beau Harris.
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