stabalizing wood

[Daniel J. Luevano 4]

I've got some good maple wood I would like stabalized, problem is, I have no idea how haha. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Scott Wheeler 0]

There is a hundred different ways stabilize, pentacryl is a product I
use on on wet or dry wood. You can get it any woodworking store or do a
internet search.

[Theodore An. 20]

I get the idea for my system from this video

 

 

 

so i find this unit

 

 

and i use this old freezer motor as a vacuum pump

 

 

with a big 5 lt jar...

 

I use polyurethane base oil because here in Greece i can't find special tung oils..

 

I have very good results

 

some wild olive wood scales

 

 

 

and my system at work

 

[Doug Lester 293]

Unless I was going to stabilize wood on a regular basis, it's best just to send it out. If you really want to do it yourself, there's a product known as Cactus Juice that's rather new on the market. Do an online search for it and you may find the seller who carries it and the pressure vessels and air pumps that you will need.

 

Doug

[Dave Armour 38]

I never tried to do it myself, but I've had wood stabilized by Woodlab and was thrilled with it.

[Scott Wheeler 0]

Cactus Juice does work but you will need a vacuum chamber and a pump, if your going to do multiple pieces it would be worth the investment. Pentacryl needs no special equipment and works similar to Cactus Juice, it does takes a little longer to work since your just soaking the pieces. I'm not promoting it, just a satisfied customer, I have done multiple pieces of spalted Maple with great results.