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How to Stabilize Small Pieces of Wood

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 [...]

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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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