Thread: Thiers Issard Dreadnought 7/8 in blue box elder burr

please read before attempting!!!

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Thats some very interesting information, but it's quite easy to make your own home made stabilizing kit on the cheap, i'm very greatful for the other info you threw in like wrapping the wood in foil and baking it in the oven, i'm going to give this a go in the not to distant future, thanks again, before i go i will show you a nice video of a home made stabilizing kit.

Jamie.

The method in the video, using ANY product from Minwax, is NOT STABILIZING AS I DESCRIBE ABOVE. So if you heat that wood that has soaked up flammable minwax, you are likely to burn your house down. Minwax is NOT anaerobic resin, doesnt need to be used with a vacuum chamber (one can be used to saturate the wood, but is not necessary), and should NOT be heated up after use. Please read this and dont burn anything! LOL.

Minwax is a consumer product available for wood workers. The process I describe above is a professional acrylic stabilizing regimen, the chemicals and process are completely different (for one the resins cost thousands and are not available in any consumer outlet). You can "stabilize" a piece of wood with minwax (actually diluted epoxy in alcohol works much better), IE make it more workable if it is soft or damaged, but you are not changing the nature of the material to a plastic like the pros do. That is the difference between acrylic stabilizing, and other so called stabilizing products. (The acrylic stabilized wood will literally melt, it doesnt burn like wood anymore...)

I dont suggest you try it, I only made it sound like you could do it in your garage, the nuances and actual steps are much more complicated im sure!.

Just please dont burn your house down!