I am already planning to use oak for an exhibit and am trying to decide which sealant to use. I have been told that a polyurathane seal will greatly reduce offgassing, but have also been told that shellac will provide just as good a seal and will be more aesthetically pleasing, etc. Any opinions? Cori Wegener >From: Whitney Watson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Outgassing of Oak >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:31:10 -0500 > >For a similar look to oak you might consider ash. It has been >reccommended in the past as acceptable for use in a museum environment. > >Whitney Watson >Senior Exhibit Designer >Missouri Historical Society > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).