which woods would you stabilize

[WadeH]

Don't forget that the spalted woods would not be able to use if it were not for stabilizing.

 

[Bristol Bear]

Hi all following the above could anyone give advise I have acquired some muhuhu wood does this need to be stabilized ?
Thanks in advance .

 

[dirtyphil]

Does stabilizing yer own wood save money in the long run? For example it looks like a stabilizing set up from Grizzly could work?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I know of only a few folks who consider doing their own stabilizing in Cactus juice worth the trouble. It is sort of like brewing your own beer. It is fun, but you can buy very good beer for less money and far less work.

 

[scott kozub]

Does stabilizing yer own wood save money in the long run? For example it looks like a stabilizing set up from Grizzly could work?

Not sure what the grizzly unit costs but I use a glass pasta jar and a harbour freight pump with a good gauge. Maybe $200 invested. Not nearly as good as the store bought stuff but if I'm doing a natural undyed wood handle, I always run it through my process. I figure it's better just plain. I just don't advertise this as stabilized wood unless it comes from somewhere reputable. It takes a bunch of time so I'll do a batch and just have block ready to go.

Is it worth it, yes it's cheaper but the results don't compare to professionally stabilized material so I refuse to charge extra for it if that makes sense. Some woods work better than others.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Scott gave a good answer.
For fun and to make it better than unstabilized it is worthwhile ... but if you want completely stabilized wood, send it to K&G.

 

[Hengelo_77]

I don't know muhuhu wood but a quick search gave that it is hard, dence and often used for floors.
I'd use it unstabilised

 

[Greenberg Woods]

Does stabilizing yer own wood save money in the long run? For example it looks like a stabilizing set up from Grizzly could work?

Does using leaves as toilet paper save money?

Yeah, technically, but think of the other costs

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I have acquired some muhuhu wood does this need to be stabilized ?
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Muhuhu wood is also called sandalwood. It has lots of natural oils and probably would be hard to stabilize unless it was aged for a long time. A phone call to Ken at K&G or an email to Ben at Greenberg Woods will get you an exact answer.

It should sand and polish nicely unstabilized.