norflo2norcal
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January is proving to be a great month for digging! We have already uncovered some nice medicine bottles, round bottoms, and even an 1835 silver half dime, but last night we found the most cool and unusual item yet! My husband and I were digging along the riverbank for bottles, and while I was busy finding another round bottom for the collection, my husband found this carved wooden boat buried about a foot and a half down in the mud, wedged between some piling remnants. I'm glad he found it and not me, because I don't think in the dimming light I would have recognized it as anything special!
Any suggestions on how we can preserve this unique item? It is currently wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge. I'm afraid once it dries out, it will be brittle and may fall apart or disintegrate. Does anyone have experience with the drying process of water logged wooden artifacts? Someone suggested applying linseed oil to it as it dries. I would really like to be able to display it at some point in time!
~Bree
Any suggestions on how we can preserve this unique item? It is currently wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge. I'm afraid once it dries out, it will be brittle and may fall apart or disintegrate. Does anyone have experience with the drying process of water logged wooden artifacts? Someone suggested applying linseed oil to it as it dries. I would really like to be able to display it at some point in time!
~Bree