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Old 11-May-2007   #11
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I use petroluem jelly, because I find it to be easy to apply (soft), waterproof and cheap. What does everybody else think of using it to seal branch wounds?
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Old 11-May-2007   #12
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basically then, wound sealent isnt needed, as it would be fine on its own without the paste?

im such a novice haha this is why i approach this forum though, only way to learn is to try yourself and to ask others of your own mistakes.

sorry if the initial question seemed a little trivial
thanks for all your replies, everyones oppinions are always appriciated
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Wound sealant threads are much like soil recipe threads: passions are stoked!

This is one place I would tend to disagree with Mark, with a caveat: If you are leaving a stub to dry out, to be carved later, I would not use the paste. After carving, if the wound is going to be left as a feature, I would not use cut paste. Most other times for larger wounds, I would. Many times on a larger wound such as on a pine, I will use the sealant around the edge. When the cut edges start to cicatrize, it will pop off.

I would never use the sticky stuff to seal a wound, after hard, bitter experience trying to get it off. It is grafting sealer.
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