Who else likes Bubinga?

Danbo

Danbo

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Hopefully, this small package will show up in the next week(bought on Ebay, from a guy in Canada). Unfortunately, these nice pieces are only slab sized, with the thickness being 1/2" or so. Shortest piece is 5" long. Still, I think I can find some good use for them. ;) :)

I know a lot of folks are big time into the various burls(who isn't?), but I simply love the zig zaggy stripey, non burl woods. You don't have to worry, like with burls, about grinding away, only to find voids and cracks.

Supposedly, these Bubinga pieces are stabilized with Pentecryl. ???
 
That's some really pretty wood, Danbo!

Google Pentacryl and read about it. It's meant for woodturners to use on green wood to change the drying and protect it from cracking. Some additional treatment like an oil finish will still be desired.

Added:
Ha, I found my link! Here's a good FAQ;
http://www.preservation-solutions.com/faq-pentacryl.php
 
Hi Danbo,
I have 6pc of 1 X 1 3/4 X 5" Dried and ready to be sent to WSSI when I get a chance. These are the best of a board I cut up. I have liked Bubinga ever since I saw a beautiful pummel vernier on a table top. This will be my first on a knife handle.
 
ritzblitz said:
Sorry if I am going off topic, but what is stabilizing?
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Chemical impregnation of a wood to provide dimensional stability against moisture changes. Additionally, it can "harden" wood that would otherwise be too soft for good durability, such as many burlwoods.

In "home" use, polymers typically dissolved in solvents are allowed to soak the wood and then allowed to dry (minwax Wood Hardener, Acryloid B72, Nelsonite). Commercial stabilization typically involves alternating vacuum and pressure cycles to penetrate the wood with a methacrylate monomer which is then polymerized by the addition of an activator/catalyst. The latter method often comes close to "platicizing" the wood.

Hope that helps. (Note, the technique is not limited to wood, but is used on other natural materials like fosssil ivory, walrus oosic, mammoth molar, etc..)
 
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