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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Jennifer,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Someone else suggested Timbor as well; definitely going to check that out. And I think we may have to rebuild a few pieces of it – we’ve had the suggestion of saturating it with white glue and water, but that presents some wood-preservative issues, and I’m not sure there’s enough wood left in a few places to glue together!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks again,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tammy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tammy Bradford, Manager</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Creston & District Museum & Archives</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>219 Devon Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G3</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone 250-428-9262</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><a href="www.crestonmuseum.ca">www.crestonmuseum.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrestonMuseum">Find us on Facebook!</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 17, 2016 5:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Reply to Tammy Regarding Outdoor Wood Structures<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Tammy, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have just finished a massive conservation project on a wooden structure, so I have some knowledge on this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our conservator used a product called Timbor after carefully cleaning the surface of the wood with small soft brushes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nisuscorp.com/architects/products/tim-bor-professional">http://nisuscorp.com/architects/products/tim-bor-professional</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the look of it you may want to think about trying to replace parts of the structure, as we did.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is possible to age the look of new wood to grey/silver. In any case, it may be less expensive to replace than to conserve wood structures, in some cases.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope that helps!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennifer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jennifer Cane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Assistant Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Burnaby Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>6344 Deer Lake Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Burnaby, B.C.| V5G 2J3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tel. 604-297-4425<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="www.burnabyartgallery.ca"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.<b>burnabyartgallery</b>.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>