Safe Wood Stains?
Debbie Mccormick
areas of a cage or aviary that could get chewed on? We are building an
inside flight cage and as it will be in plain view in my house I would like
to stain the wood portions of it. I couldnt find any info at the hardware
store.
Thanks in advance.
Debbie
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Cathy Quinones
>Does anyone know if there are wood stains out there that are safe to use on
>areas of a cage or aviary that could get chewed on? We are building an
>inside flight cage and as it will be in plain view in my house I would like
>to stain the wood portions of it. I couldnt find any info at the hardware
>store.
Well, if the wood might get chewed on, why bother with staining it? Would
it be possible to just sand/smooth down the wood?
The one safe wood stain I can think of is Kool-Aid! Have you seen wooden
bird toys that are stained? That's (hopefully) what was used. THe problem
is that the stain isn't completely colorfast and if the wood gets wet the
color will run. I'm thinking you could use a sponge to dab on the color and
then to retouch as needed.
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>>areas of a cage or aviary that could get chewed on? We are building an
>>inside flight cage and as it will be in plain view in my house I would
like
>>to stain the wood portions of it. I couldnt find any info at the
hardware
>>store.
Are you just planning to stain, or are you planning to shellac it as well?
The reason I ask is because of a problem a friend of mine had with a
brooder. He put an 11 day old parrotlet into a newly constructed brooder.
By the 5th day, he noticed that the baby seemed to be circling to the
right, and not using it's right side. He took it out, and within 2 days
it was fine. He thinks the problem was in the polyurethane coating. A
brooder is fairly confining, and I'm sure that it didn't help matters
that it was heated up with an element. We used plain pine for cage
stands, no stain, and had no problems. I'd rather not take the chance.
Carol
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Cathy Quinones
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>Are you just planning to stain, or are you planning to shellac it as well?
> The reason I ask is because of a problem a friend of mine had with a
>brooder. He put an 11 day old parrotlet into a newly constructed brooder.
> By the 5th day, he noticed that the baby seemed to be circling to the
>right, and not using it's right side. He took it out, and within 2 days
>it was fine. He thinks the problem was in the polyurethane coating. A
>brooder is fairly confining, and I'm sure that it didn't help matters
>that it was heated up with an element. We used plain pine for cage
>stands, no stain, and had no problems. I'd rather not take the chance.
I wonder if the brooder simply hadn't been allowed to "cure" sufficiently.
Paints and other finishes may feel dry to the touch, but in fact may still
be releasing fumes. One birdhouse-building book I have recommends that
a finished birdhouse be allowed to "cure" for at least 2 weeks or until no
detectable smell is present.
Wildsflyer
We finally found a stain that is non-toxic. I knew there must be some
out there
for baby furniture if nothing else.
To answer your question about shellacing (sp), no we didnt put anything
over the stain. I would never feel comfortable with that. All wood that is
exposed to the bird is covered with wire and acrylic. Actually this cage
turned out pretty cool. I put a lot of thought into it's design and the
needs of the bird. Now..... if this baby would just get weaned so we could
get the darned thing home!
Debbie
Wildsflyer
them in the house and you could still smell that stain for a week and a
half afterwards!
Debbie