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Cat scratching post (cottonwood) -- sanded top smooth to remove chainsaw marks -- what to seal with? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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[–] mantra@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 year ago

If you are gonna let your cat mess with it, I would go with a food safe style finish you would use on cutting boards or the like. Might have to reapply occasionally, but better than running the risk of the cat chipping off and ingesting a more permanent type of finish.