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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 12398" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I have had both tan E and Thermowood and find the former more durable but prefer the latter because it is chemical free. I paraffin dip them and so far I have not had any go rotten but they are brittle and quite soft (and a bit lighter). If your boxes aren't sitting completely square and bees can squeeze through the gap they will very quickly wear the edge of the timber away. Modern pine boxes even when dipped and painted have a very limited life especially when used in the brood nest. I have made boxes from old man pine and these are at least twice as heavy as young pine and last for decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 12398, member: 207"] I have had both tan E and Thermowood and find the former more durable but prefer the latter because it is chemical free. I paraffin dip them and so far I have not had any go rotten but they are brittle and quite soft (and a bit lighter). If your boxes aren't sitting completely square and bees can squeeze through the gap they will very quickly wear the edge of the timber away. Modern pine boxes even when dipped and painted have a very limited life especially when used in the brood nest. I have made boxes from old man pine and these are at least twice as heavy as young pine and last for decades. [/QUOTE]
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