Leaving iroko bare.

[burgundyben]

I need to make a pair of liferaft chocks and have a chunk of iroko that would be ideal, they will be mounted on my teak deck, if I leave the iroko bare how with it fair? I have had success in the past with Owatrol Deks Olje D2, perhaps I could use that?

 

[Tranona]

Coat it with International Woodskin. Don't waste your money and time on Deks Olje.

 

[Woodlouse]

As long as it is well seasoned there shouldn't be any harm in leaving it bare. It'll turn grey like teak but might be a tad more prone to shaking up a bit.

 

[burgundyben]

Coat it with International Woodskin. Don't waste your money and time on Deks Olje.

I tried woodskin and thought it was rubbish.

As long as it is well seasoned there shouldn't be any harm in leaving it bare. It'll turn grey like teak but might be a tad more prone to shaking up a bit.

Thanks, that'll do, the plank I have is a 100 year old stair tread, so hopefully be stable.

 

[Murv]

I treated my iroko with owatrol and was pleased with the results.
It doesn't last forever, but is so easy to reapply that I'll keep on using it.

 

[burgundyben]

I treated my iroko with owatrol and was pleased with the results.
It doesn't last forever, but is so easy to reapply that I'll keep on using it.

Yes, i did my cockpit sole with it on the old boat, as you say, the wipe on application made it so easy.

 

[Kukri]

I would not leave iroko bare - there's a reason why nobody has a bare iroko deck...

Unlike teak, iroko develops a myriad small surface checks and these pick up dirt which cannot be scrubbed off; it therefore turns an unattractive black, and gradually gets worse.

 

[itchenseadog]

I tried woodskin and thought it was rubbish.



Thanks, that'll do, the plank I have is a 100 year old stair tread, so hopefully be stable.

I would quite happily leave Iroko bare especially if used for liferaft chocks. Are you sure you have 100 year old Iroko? I was first introduced to Iroko in the early 60's by Howards Timber Importers in Southampton and was told that it was new to the UK at that time. We then started to use Iroko as hull planking.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Are you sure you have 100 year old Iroko? I was first introduced to Iroko in the early 60's by Howards Timber Importers in Southampton and was told that it was new to the UK at that time. We then started to use Iroko as hull planking.

I 'salvaged' an Iroko ice chest which had been fitted to a London Post Office in 1903, so it has been available in the UK at least that long.

 

[MikeBz]

I would not leave iroko bare - there's a reason why nobody has a bare iroko deck...

Our gaffer had a laid iroko deck - here it is at around 12 years old. It did get treated very occasionally with Semco teak sealer. The only time it threatened to go black was when I made the mistake of using teak oil on it (you live and learn). The balcony on our house has teak balustrades and handrail which have never been treated - they have silvered and are grubby but show no signs of going black.

 

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