The question ‘Do you know how to stabilize spalted maple pen blanks?’ is a common one. So I decided to do some homework on the subject. Here’s what I found…
Minwax Wood Hardener
Available at your local hardware store for about $10.00 a bottle. Minwax high performance wood hardener is made up of extra hard resins that [...]
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How to Stabilize Small Pieces of Wood
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Sealing your Wood with Pentacryl or Polycryl
Sending your wood out to be stabilized can become very expensive. Here’s a few methods for stabilizing your wood that you can do from home to save yourself a few bucks and the inconvenience of shipping your wood out to be stabilized. These methods are perfect for sealing your roughed out green turnings to prevent [...]
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Sealing your green wood to prevent cracking
Have you ever decided to turn that beautiful piece of wood you’ve been saving for a special project only to discover it has checked and cracked. Maybe you forgot to end seal it before putting it away to dry? I’m sure every wood turner has experienced this at some point during their turning [...]
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How to Turn a Bottle Stopper
Bottle stoppers are a fun and inexpensive project for the wood lathe and are a great way to use up those fancy scraps of wood you’ve been saving. Precut bottle stopper blanks can also be purchased for very little money and are a great way to get a variety of different turning woods.
For this [...]
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Is Spalted Maple Foodsafe?
Spalted maple has to be one of the most beautiful woods available for both wood turners and luthiers. It’s unique characteristics make each piece a treasure.
What is spalted maple?
Spalted maple is created when the wood is infected by a variety of fungi. Each unique fungus creates a different effect in the wood during [...]
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