Once the hardener is used once, can the remaining liquid be poured back into the container and reused?

Smells like campfire and bacon grease

Yabba dabba do 😜

Has anyone tried this to give a little extra strength to small wooden parts?

This was most interesting. I am impressed with the low tech practical method of testing. I wish there more information about the product's value for reinforcing minimally damaged surfaces such as the sills of the church stained glass windows I am planning to refinish/repaint. Thanks for the info.

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Holy shit. You are my new favorite! Had me laughing all the way. Zippo....oh boy. Thanks!

Hi Shawn, I need to add some pressure treated 2x8 boards to surround a 6x6 post holding up an outdoor deck. The bottom of the 6x6 posts are quite rotted from water damage. What are your thoughts on whether I should soak the end grain of the support 2x8 lumber? Would it add any durability and life to the lumber ? David

Very enlightening. I have a pump chamber and Cactus Juice, but being a weekend warrior, I rarely use it... and now my CJ has likely gone bad. Great to see there is another option that does 'good enough' for my purposes.

Is it okay to burn white gas in this trangia?

I thought it was for to stop wood decay so wood filler could be used, not for new wood............

Thanks for doing these tests, very informative and not a little amusing.

For me denatured alcohol is good for trangia

I agree with “Bigfoot Cove”!

Wonderful knife and sheath. Have you considered leaving the tang as long as is, drilling all the way through the handle, and peening or bolting it at the end? One way or the other, your knives are stunning, and you can't go wrong with a Lauri blade + your excellent craftsmanship for sure 👍

Hardness and strength are very different. Maybe a better question would be, does the hardener make the wood more resistant to decay and/or abrasion.

Is it possible a longer curing time was needed? Concrete, for example, takes 28 days to hydrate/ cure. I think it would be good to look into changes over time.

Great video! I was looking to take my kayak out to Cave Run Lake for the 1st time. Where did you drop in at? That spot looks like a area I can mange.

Great Idea. Just got a 22-540 without feed tables. Easy to make. One thing I would advise. You need to watch some table saw safety videos. That cross-cut of the 2x4 against the fence is a hand-removing, chest spearing kick-back accident waiting to happen. Especially since your saw doesn't have any anti-kickback features or a blade guard. Also, grabbing the stock before it had completely cleared the blade and the saw-blade had stopped spinning will eventually leave you with 2 fingers on a hand. Hate to see that happen.

Thanks for this. So much simpler than other methods I've seen. Question, though. Do you think, if you left the wood to soak longer, it would absorb as much as the one which had been in the vacuum container?

How often should it be applied? thanks in advance!

Do you have any recommendations for hardening rotting wood I've never had a Reason to but I'm trying to preserve an old stump

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Perfect work!

Just got the same blade and going to make my first Puukko! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

Nice job. That looks really good.

- Can you use Esbit Fuel Tablets with an Alcohol Store ???

Why not just boil one cup of water.

Oh wow this is hilarious and obviously a bad idea but very much appreciated nonetheless. Thank you so much for producing this. 😂😂

Could you have traveled up river if you wanted to? Would the current allow? Or would you recommend only going down river?

Very well made video, and very useful!

Great Job!

I've used Minwax wood hardener for years on my pistol grips.

Hey Shawn, great work on that great blade. I live in Finland and YP is one of my most favourite go to names for blades. They are just unique. I have made a couple of YP blades in traditional Finnish style. Have 6 more old blades of different shapes and sizes to make. Most of these were possibly made by old man Yrjö himself. And great to see you using hand tools. I am inspired. Keep well brother!

Failed at number 1 lol love this

Thanks for doing this. I'd love to see this redone with 2 part epoxy hardener which I suspect would add much more strength.

Ive been using obenauffs and some bick 4 for several years and like it. Ive been wanting to try Hubbard's just because "essential craftsmen" recommend it👍 and it looks to work well. I haven't seen any leather treatment that doesnt collect dust..but i guess its not to hard to dust off boots every day or two though. I take a little better care of my boots then my dad😅 He wears his boots from new to there death without ever putting anything on them or ever cleaning them off lol.. theyll have a decent darker looking upper with a dry tan lower😄

I'm vacuum it in the wood see how it works

I imagine the Soaked wood was still wet inside, hence Inner sections were softened... Countering the strength test. Two weeks later may have been very different. Thank you for showing the limitations of the product.

Thanks have a good day

Was interesting to watch. I assumed it wouldn't go so well for most of the petroleum based products.

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Sno-seal requires you heat the leather hot enough that it melts when you put it on the leather. They add a solvent that lowers the melting point, and if you don't heat the leather first, you can get voids from the solvent as it evaporates.

Acetone - at 20C one won't be able to go below 200mm Hg - the vapor pressure of acetone at that temperature - that's almost 1/3 of an atm.

It looks like it hardens punky fibres to hold paint for cladding etc, but hardly a product to save the day for rotten or soft woods.

9:29 did you do a test with applying as per minwax instructions? Then test weight & cut end visual test?

Great video ,just starting in the hobby and always looking for tips!

I love the way you set up this experiment! You got some pretty good meaningful data even with the bare bones set up you had.

Very cool. Can I ask how you mounted snare inside? Thanks

How often do you need to change the strings? Are there certain strings you'd recommend that would last in humidity? I live on an island.