Stabalizing wood

[weld]

Does anyone know the name of the chemical that is used to stabalize wood? It is similar to anti-freeze. thanks

 

[L6steel]

We went thru this subject a year or two ago and noone ever did find out what the stuff is. Sure would be nice to know, huh.

 

[weld]

LO6 check out this web site www.younghippie.com. He tells how the wood is stabalized.

 

[tmickley]

Possibly you mean PEG, polyethyline-glycol. PEG

This stuff does not harden wood but fills the pores with a waxy substance that prevents cracking. I've used it for carving green wood but don't think it would work all that well for knife scales.

 

[Mike Hull]

The professional stabilizors use liquid acrylics. Anti freeze is not really the way you want to go.
http://www.stabilizedwood.com/