I'm looking for info on what is needed to stabilize wood. I tend to find a good amount of spalted stuff and the occasional burl here in SC since we get so many windstorms and tropical storms (ie, lots of downed trees).
The spalted stuff is so punky yet so purdy that I have a hard time passing it up.
I'd like to stabilize the "far too gone" stuff, particularly for pen blanks.
I know I need a vacuum pump, some form of resin, but what size pump, what sor t of container, and how long? What pressure?
I've looked around and can find nothing on the internet.
Here's a pic of what I'm finding. Lol, "stabilized" this one with linseed oil and the pic was before hitting with varnish.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1113201/mapleburnunfin.JPG
The spalted stuff is so punky yet so purdy that I have a hard time passing it up.
I'd like to stabilize the "far too gone" stuff, particularly for pen blanks.
I know I need a vacuum pump, some form of resin, but what size pump, what sor t of container, and how long? What pressure?
I've looked around and can find nothing on the internet.
Here's a pic of what I'm finding. Lol, "stabilized" this one with linseed oil and the pic was before hitting with varnish.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1113201/mapleburnunfin.JPG
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