wood stabilization

[j williams]

I picked up some white oak from a really huge oak tree that fell in the yard of the house my mom grew up in. She has really fond memories of that tree as a child, and I made the 6 hr trip up there to score some. I want to use some to handle her a chefs knife in for christmas. I need to know where I can send it to be stabilized so I can use it. All help would be greatly appriciated.... Thanks

 

[scottickes]

Send it to Mike at Wood Stabilizing Specialists. The website is below.

http://www.stabilizedwood.com/

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

It will need to dry and cure for a long time first. For an oak plank 2"X12"X4', I would say a year. You could cut a block 3X3X8" and try to microwave dry it. It has to be below 7% moisture content for stabilization.
Stacy


Edited:
BTW, Mike at WSSI won't dry it for you, and he won't stabilize it unless it is dry enough.
Stacy

 

[B Finnigan]

https://s.p8.hostingprod.com/@www.ucrwood.net/page10alcoholdry.htm

 

[j williams]

Thanks for all the responses guys!!

 

[David Wesner]

Hey Finny, thats an interesting method for quick drying green wood. Have you by any chance tried it and if so, how well did it work ?

Did you notice the pic of the HUGE Bull Moose doing his impression of a draft horse ?? https://s.p8.hostingprod.com/@www.ucrwood.net/page8tips.htm

Amazing ! IMHO, the man on the reigns has some awfully big nads or........ hes CRAZY !!

 

[B Finnigan]

I have used it a couple times on green wood scales. The alcohol mixes with the water and speeds up the evaporation. But the bigger the chunk of wood the longer that method would take.

That picture of the moose is a fake that has been photoshopped. It was on Snopes.com.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/workmoose.asp