Hi there,
I have boiled Madrone wood, both burl and straight grain wood with great success. The questions I have is: What about other wood? Has anyone ever boiled Valley Oak wood? Valley Oak is "Mush Oak" I believe. What were the results?
I got into a huge Valley Oak a couple of years ago and roughed out a number of bowls. I sealed them with Anchor Seal and put away to dry. The darn things cracked. Now I got into another Valley Oak and I do not want to waste my time roughing out bowls if they are going to crack. And I thought the boiling may work. I know - try it. The problem is that I will not know the results for a long time (months), and I need to process this wood in the near future. So I am looking to you all for help. Thanks.
Hugh
I have boiled Madrone wood, both burl and straight grain wood with great success. The questions I have is: What about other wood? Has anyone ever boiled Valley Oak wood? Valley Oak is "Mush Oak" I believe. What were the results?
I got into a huge Valley Oak a couple of years ago and roughed out a number of bowls. I sealed them with Anchor Seal and put away to dry. The darn things cracked. Now I got into another Valley Oak and I do not want to waste my time roughing out bowls if they are going to crack. And I thought the boiling may work. I know - try it. The problem is that I will not know the results for a long time (months), and I need to process this wood in the near future. So I am looking to you all for help. Thanks.
Hugh