Thread: My stabilizing set up

You think you can take an oily wood and boil it and let it cure, similar to briar for pipes?

Still have yet to set up my vacuum chamber, I'll be using a Venturi type.

Originally Posted by jfk742

You think you can take an oily wood and boil it and let it cure, similar to briar for pipes?

Still have yet to set up my vacuum chamber, I'll be using a Venturi type.

Briar pipes I can see wanting to get rid of the oils,certain woods, the oils enhances the beauty of the wood,IMO

This is one Skip did for me a few years ago. One of my prettiest brushes, IME.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Briar pipes I can see wanting to get rid of the oils,certain woods, the oils enhances the beauty of the wood,IMO

Wouldn't replacing those oils with cactus juice or other stabilizer have a similar affect as its natural oils?

Originally Posted by jfk742

Wouldn't replacing those oils with cactus juice or other stabilizer have a similar affect as its natural oils?

I want to keep the natural oils in the wood,is just my way.

Looks like a nice set up!

Originally Posted by rolodave

This is one Skip did for me a few years ago. One of my prettiest brushes, IME.

Man, that's a sweet setup there Dave.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Yea, it’s the burl that concerns me about flexing strength if I go less than a 1/8 inch in thickness, but we’ll see. It is pretty dry so that should not be a problem.

I had that problem with some stabilized cross cut palm. I bonded the slabs onto thin carbon fiber plate .015" with good results.