stabilizieing wood ?

[cjd1980]

can any one tell me a easy and prefibly inexpensive way to stabilize wood at home thanks for the help chris

 

[jll346]

Here is a link you can look at. I don't know how safe it is but??? http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_tutorials_hints_tips3.htm

 

[James_Terrio]

That tutorial looks like it would work. Definitely do it outside away from a heat source, sparks, etc. That wood hardener is nasty stuff.

If you're chicken like me, look into a stabilizing service. I can't think of the one most folks around here use, but this one popped up in google.

Their quote for clear stabilizing is $12.50 per pound of wood, which doesn't seem that expensive to me. It gets cheaper the more you send them. Having your wood dyed costs more.

 

[cjd1980]

that first meathod kinda scares me not to sure i'm ballsy enough to try that plus my gf would probley kill me any other ideas i'll maybe give those guys a call

 

[Keith_H]

Here is another method. http://www.aescustomknives.com/docs/tutorial11.htm

 

[scottickes]

http://www.stabilizedwood.com/

WSSI is the go to place for most of us. The quality is as good as it gets and the service is even better.

 

[dcycleman]

Would you shape to the desired size of the handle and then send it out, or do you send the unshaped stock and then work it??