[SEL] Wooden spray tank repair.

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Ron,

I'll bet the curve that you observe is the result of a cooper's skill.
I think I'd look for a modern cooper and ask for a consultation.

See ya,  Arnie

On Tue, September 21, 2010 2:51 pm, rdhaskell at juno.com wrote:

> Anyone on the list ever replaced the wood on an old tank for a spray rig?
>  This one is about 4' long, 3' wide and 3' deep.  Round on the bottom and
> held together with metal rods.  My question is about the long boards  on
> the sides, the remaining boards are not tongue and groove they just butt
> together and rely on the wood swelling up.  These boards have a slight
> curve across their width, were them made that way or over the years of
> being wet and clamped in place did they curve?
> A lot of the original wood is there but saturated with arsenic and now
> hazardous material and cannot be used.