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[FrankP999]

2. With big cuts like that, it's crucial to keep the area damp so the cambium keeps growing. Take a piece of towel fold it until it's the size of the cut, and tie it to the cut with a few pieces of raffia. Keep it wet and the scar will roll much faster. Another tip from Kathy Shaner...somewhere I have a photo...

Do you/Kathy apply cut paste underneath the towel?

 

[Alex DeRuiter]

Yes, applying cut paste to the wound first and letting it dry is necessary. That way it'll keep the moisture and hopefully bacteria out of the wound site.

 

[Alex DeRuiter]

Pardon the cell phone pictuers...and the spoon.

Filled the hole/gap with Loctite (really neat how that stuff warms up when you mix it):

Applied cut paste: