Safely Seal Wood From Dust/ Dust proof and Chew proof material?

[Sendra]

Is there any way to safely seal wood from their pumice dust? Or is there any other solid material that would work that they won't chew on and is dust proof?

 

[sinfulcindylou]

I guess I am wondering why you need to seal wood from the dust in the first place?
There is no safe sealant you could use that I am aware of. Chins will chew EVERYTHING- I don't think I've seen a darn thing that is "chew proof" for a chin.

 

[Riven]

Chins will chew EVERYTHING- I don't think I've seen a darn thing that is "chew proof" for a chin.

Metal... but they will actually chew through light metals... I've seen some old style collars that were super light material with holes chewed in them, possibly the chin got it stuck in it's mouth don't know.

 

[Brittany]

You can try "sanding" the wood with the back side of sandpaper or extremely fine micro-mesh. This will seal the top layer of the wood and make it very smooth and shiny. I'm not sure how well it will work, I've never tried this for the chins, but it is a common procedure I use when making clarinet reeds. Although reeds are made out of cane which is a lot more porous then pine or other woods, so again I'm not sure if the results will be the same.