How To Stabilize Wood

Stabilizing wood gives you the option to dye your blanks at the same time.

How to stabilize wood. Step 1 Purchase a product like Minwax wood hardener for small projects or refinishing projects. My preferred method is using minwax wood hardnerOn plain slabs this will darken the woodabout as much as putting a bit of spit on the woodI will put slabs in the wood hardenerA shallow dish works fine. There shouldnt be any oil or paint on the area you are treating or it will prevent absorption2 X Research sourceStep 3 Dry the surface with a hair dryer if it has recently been wet.

In this video I share my process for double dye stabilizing wood using vacuum and dyed stabilizing resinThinking about jumping into resin casting. For the stabilization jar you need to stop the wood from floating by using a wire to keep them towards the bottom of the jar. Other substances can also be used to stabilize the wood such as resin epoxy thermosetting resin and a vacuum chamber.

More resin can be used for a highly vivid color experiment and see what you like. First take out one of the jars and place your wood blocks in them. It can help stabilize crumbling wood1 X Research sourceStep 2 Sand the surface and remove as much of the decayed wood as you can.

Cactus Juice wood stabilizer review states that this is highly recommended since it is vacuum pump friendly. Ideally you want to get at the sound pieces of wood and harden them. The other jar will serve as a reservoir.

To dye stabilized wood you actually mix the coloring into the stabilizing resin before moving on to stabilizing the wood. A toaster oven you can use your wifes oven for bigger pieces but use at your own risk 5. Use the anti-float plate to prevent the pieces of wood from floating during the process.

Higher vacuum will produce better stabilized blanks. Some weights used to hold your wood down while being stabilized. Some other products you can try are Resinol 90c and Pentacryl.