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No, it is used because the end of a log or board dry out much faster than the rest because it is all end grain. This causes checks and splits. So to save as much of the log/board as possible, the ends are coated with something non or semipermeable.

I have tried Polyethylene glycol on a 4½ foot dia slice of lark once. Worked fine, but took forever and cost a fortune. After handplaning the dried round and running it through my big sttionary sander to 400 grit, it looked OK. I came up with a solution to the tangential shrink cracking once...