Stabilized wood,

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well i used a vacuum packer last nite to Stabilized wood, i put it in a small bowl and put some hardener in it.
waiting on it to dry under weight and will check it after church,
has anyone else been doing it this way?
and how did it turn out.
I'm going to cut it up to see the inside of the wood.
should work it is under 24.2 vacuum perssure.
comments please
vern :eek:
 
I tried some home-made stabizing yesterday myself. I used the mason jar, Min-Wax Wood Hardener, and vacuum pump method that I read about here. I had some doubts about how it would work because the liquid would loose pressure also.

But, the glass jar enabled me to clearly see air escaping. I will cut up the large piece later today and let you know how mine went.

BTW, that is about the pressure that I was getting also.

Another method that I have seen here connects the pump directly to the wood, leaving the liquid at atmospheric pressure. That seems better.

How, exactly does your method work?

Richard
 
Please let me know how the wood comes out. Man, that would be great if I could stabilize wood myself. :thumbup: Thanks.
-Mitch
 
Vern, it's good to see you're taking matters into your own hands. I'm about to build a vacuum setup out of my dead freezer. Let us know how it turns out for you. -Greg
 
well like i said last nite, i put two peices of butternut wood in a bowl and filled the bowl with just enough hardener to cover the wood and make it float.
i then put it in the food bag and sucked all the air out of it and then seal it over night. well i just cut it in half , put that in water and then checked it again and it did not take water.
Is this right-wrong?
these were only 1/4 peices
nenx i'm going to try a biger block and use it on a knife
vern
:eek:
 
I hate to see the Min Wax wood hardener called a stabilizer. The wood will still move.Read the label. It's made to harden rotted wood so repairs such as filler can be used over it.
That said, I vacumn all my wood with Min Wax wood hardener and feel it does a good job of stopping growth or shrinkage in most wood.
I vacumn untill all bubbles stop coming out of the wood. This requires 2-3 days pumping when the vacumn falls to low. This is not pressure but vacumn. After that i reverse the tube and put actual pressure on the jar for a day. This drives the hardener into the wood for even greater penetration.
I feel you still need a good finish Try Formbys satin or high gloss. Rub 3-4 thin coats on with a paper towel. Make it look wet no streaks. Thicker is not better.
I use a 2 qt mason jar and a brake bleeder pump for my system.
Take Care
TJ
Works for me
 
I'll report on my method also, in hopes of attracting more info. I'm doing what I remember reading here. That may not be ecxactly what was posted, so please offer advise if you have any.

My method, the used the mason jar. One of the pieces was kingwood almost 1" thick. It stuck out above the hardener about an inch also. I cut it up into a couple slabs today and I saw no difference in appearance anywhere I looked. Did the hardener penetrate evenly throughout, even though the liquid level was not covering it all? I don't know but I think so.

Any comments or methods to check further?

Thanks
Richard
 
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