Anyone try roasting wood at home?

[iticam92]

I have some really nice curly maple that I am planning on using for a handle. I've had issues with wood swelling in the past, so I am looking to stabilize it the cheapest way possible. I know roasting wood stabilizes it so that it doesn't warp. Has anyone tried doing this at home? It usually happens in a vacuum, but I thought wrapping it in a couple layers of foil might keep the oxygen away from it enough.

Any suggestions for cheap stabilization are welcome

 

[Black Oak Bladeworks]

You might try the Shop talk section. You will probably have better luck with knife building questions in there.


Do you want the experience of doing it? Or the cheapest way? I can't offer much advice on actually doing it because I haven't tried it. Professional stabilizing like K and G cost my about 50.00$ for a dozen scale sets though. Its really hard for most hobbyist to get there level of quality as well. I could almost guarentee that would be the cheapest way to.


That said, if you just want to seal it My suggestion would be polyurethane finish or tongue oil. Some guys where using super glue if I recall correctly to.