What is stabilized wood, a practical guide

Greenberg Woods

Greenberg Woods

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Hey guys. Ive recently been adding some new content to my website, and I thought I would finally put together information ive posted over the years into something simple. There is a lot of misunderstanding about stabilized wood, and a lot of the threads about it go into vastly more detail than the average knife maker or knife buyer will ever need. So i recommend looking through this piece I just wrote to learn a little about stabilizing, what it does and what it does not do.

https://greenbergwoods.com/what-is-stabilized-wood/
 
Greenberg Woods said:
"MY HOME SET UP IS EXCELLENT, I HAVE IT 100% DIALED IN K&G ARE CROOKS"
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Thanks to the internet, everyone is expert in their field. Why if you believe the internet, I'm a professional knife maker. An amateur can't buy that membership, they don't have that "it" factor 100% dialed in, trust me ;)
 
the facebook and ebay stabilized wood usually floats in water :rolleyes: thats my test to tell how much air is left in it. the stuff i get from K&G sinks. ironwood and a few others can sink unstabilized though.
 
I would leave out the word "Honestly"

We assume everything you say is credible, why single out just that sentance ?

It's used car salesman-ish.
 
12345678910 said:
I would leave out the word "Honestly"

We assume everything you say is credible, why single out just that sentance ?

It's used car salesman-ish.
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Fixed. Thanks.

Im a very ADHD person who tends to write in something of a stream of conscious. This is the best form of proofreading, as it normally manifests in random people shaming me about a missing comma and a 5 page report about how clearly i cant be a professional.
 
A.McPherson said:
Well obviously you can't be a professional you are FAR too young. <Insert eye roll here>. Keep at it man, don't let em keep you down!
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I sometimes get frustrated and start to write out a whole explanation, explaining my point and how while there are multiple interpretations of the data, in my rather well researched opinion, this is what i came to....

And then i realize i hate those people and i hate dealing with them. In my opinion the best response is just "Cool"
 
Ben

thanks for taking the time to do that - good job:thumbsup:

Don't get too worked up about the "experts" - Internet Insanity has only gotten worse during COVID.

You may have noticed that, since I'm an orthopedic surgeon, I've occasionally posted advice here when members have asked questions that I can help with.

I've completely abandoned that on Facebook because of the silliness and craziness I've encountered. Just not worth the time. Do what you love

Bill
 
billf said:
Ben

thanks for taking the time to do that - good job:thumbsup:

Don't get too worked up about the "experts" - Internet Insanity has only gotten worse during COVID.

You may have noticed that, since I'm an orthopedic surgeon, I've occasionally posted advice here when members have asked questions that I can help with.

I've completely abandoned that on Facebook because of the silliness and craziness I've encountered. Just not worth the time. Do what you love

Bill
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My Dad is a phd shrink of 35 years, and my brother is a lab molecular biologist. its funny, I find that people have vastly more uniformed opinions about those more complex and researched topics than they do about wood. Most of the misinformation with wood is down to misunderstanding, or simple observation rather than research. But when it comes to medicine and science, people just lose their minds.
 
I agree with Bill F about what gets posted on the internet. Lots of the time those who argue the most, know the least.

When I was kind of new at collecting & selling wood I had written some information on my website that was incorrect. Next thing I know ask.com was quoting my incorrect info as an explanation from a wood expert.
 
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