So, what about oiling or otherwise treating the bare wood before glazing  
putty?   Or is that another thing entirely?
 
Christopher
 
 
In a message dated 5/2/2013 7:53:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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An  effective pre-treatment should not seal the wood. It should leave 
most of  the wood cells at the surface open so the primer can still make 
a  mechanical bond by soaking into the cells. About 40% of the bonding is  
mechanical and 60% of the bonding is chemical. 

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