Stabilize wood no vacuum chamber

[@M5tworude]

Carlos, the end product is beautiful and I'd like to see how you did that. Just a suggestion, most of us don't need to see 4 minutes of mixing or switching to a bigger container. You have skill, let's see more of that. Respect your military service! Show us your stuff Carlos!

[@carloscreations6241]

Great point! Thank you!

[@avoidtheherd7066]

I disagree. The experimental aspect of the process would seem to require the mixing details.

[@cadenloewenstein4851]

Amazing video. a real lifesaver as I don't have a vacuum chamber and wanted to try stabilizing wood for a knife handle. Keep up the good work.

[@carloscreations6241]

Definitely helped Caden!

[@CagedSUPERMAN]

Did it work?

[@carloscreations6241]

Is not going to penetrate like vacuum chamber but did worked perfect for me

[@cadenloewenstein4851]

Yeah, it turned out alright.@@CagedSUPERMAN

[@tf484]

Hello Carlos. Also a retired Army woodturner here. Great job on that piece, looks great. I have watched your video and another of a gentleman in Denmark, Brandstump. Both of you use the same process, but he used 60% acetone. I had a very rotten piece of sweet gum burl and used about 65% acetone after rough turning the outside. I got about 7mm penetration, but should have turned out some of the inside of the bowl. It came out amazing. I would like to know if you are still using this method and how your results are.

[@carloscreations6241]

Hello brother! Yeah I still use it when I’m working on a large piece. I think it’s also depending on the epoxy but it works fine for me. Also I try to remove all the excess wood I don’t need before I do it now and works lot better.

[@carolstewart1704]

Thank you for this sir! I want to make some small wood and resin pieces and i was afraid id have to buy another entire setup! 😅 I really appreciate this! I am going to make some beautiful handmade pieces for my family for Christmas! 🤗💕 i have subscribed! And WOW your piece is GORGEOUS 🤩

[@carloscreations6241]

Thank you

[@davidlipschitz6422]

You must take care with your epoxy. With some formulas acetone will inhibit curing. There is penetrating epoxy available. For example, the brand from total boat. That can be thinned with acetone. So just make sure that this technique works with your brand of epoxy. Regards

[@carloscreations6241]

Great point. This will not work with some epoxy.

[@monti409]

I just ordered burl from the states, I live in PR but it seems burl is hard to come by. down here. Just starting out with the resin hobby therefore I am watching all these videos to learn. Si tiene un shop por aca que uno puede visitar me lo deja saber. Gracias

[@carloscreations6241]

Saludos. Si yo encuentro dos o tres burl en PR pero no se encuentran mucho. Mi casa es en San Sebastián pero e estado en Korea por un tiempo. Voy a estar en PR de Noviembre a Enero. Mi página en Facebook o Instagram es cortescreationsartesano cualquier pregunta me dejas saber

[@monti409]

Just got your message, I will try to contact u through instagram, thx

[@monti409]

Carlos, estoy en Caguas just in case your passing through.

[@carloscreations6241]

@@monti409 Estuve en PR Hardwood dando una demostración hace 2 semanas.

[@LuitpoldVI]

Your video is a great example for why people have to be careful when it comes to yt diy videos. The title is stabalize wood no vacuum chamber but you dont stabalize wood in this video, you just give it a coat of epoxy which is not even close to stabilization. I dont know if you just dont understand the difference or if you just want clicks and dont care, either way, you are the perfect example for why we shouldnt trust just anyone who has a camera and uploads stuff to youtube.

[@carloscreations6241]

Thank you so much for your comment! That’s why I mentioned it was the first time for me trying and I have learned by mistake and trying from videos since I retired from the militar. This piece is in my home and for what I wanted it did worked but I understand your point and didn’t have the means to completely dry 0% and vacuum seal to stabilized with cactus juice. This might just help other people liked me when I started.

[@wheelbarrowbully]

Hello love you videos. My name is Jeff Martin. I have been kicking around some ideas about wood stablizing with heat curing epoxy. I have only seen this done with very small pieces of wood. Like pen blanks and knife handles. It does get a little expensive to stablize. I do have a vacuum vessel that accommodate very large pieces. Stabilized you can use more punky woods and push the envelope. Do you think people would pay for something like this? Thanks

[@carloscreations6241]

Hello Jeff! My recommendation is to rough finish what ever you making then stabilize it that way you save so much money on cactus juice. For example if you are making a big bowl remove everything you know for sure you don’t need then make sure the wood is completely dry because for cactus juice needs to be dry then stabilize. That way there’s not mucho you will waist that much money. To me with so many people doing the normal people just want unique items so the process is perfect.

[@dalehammond1749]

Very nice, did you coat both sides of the wood?

[@carloscreations6241]

Yes Dale, because the thickness of the wood needed both sides

[@LockBits-ts6eo]

Lovely.

[@kyletaylor5452]

Did you apply the Tung oil directly on top of the hardener? Or did you have to sand back down the surface after hardening/before tung oil finish?

[@carloscreations6241]

Yeah, I sanded down the top layer so penetrating a little.

[@kyletaylor5452]

@@carloscreations6241 thank you!

[@kyletaylor5452]

@@carloscreations6241 follow-up question: did you sand through all grits after the hardener- i.e. starting at 80, then 120, and so on? Or did you sand with your finish grit only?

[@carloscreations6241]

@@kyletaylor5452 I finished all grids before the oil. When I apply the oil I wait 15 minutes then remove all excess

[@kyletaylor5452]

@@carloscreations6241 thank you!

[@matthewjohnston1400]

Very useful info. Thanks.

[@carloscreations6241]

Your welcome

[@RasheedBarnes]

Looks great Carlos. Is that one coat?

[@carloscreations6241]

I end up doing just one coat and didn’t have any issues!

[@bobdeitrick7738]

What epoxy did you use?

[@carloscreations6241]

Stone Coat Bob

[@bobdeitrick7738]

Thank you

[@herscheltaylor7919]

How deep does it penetrate the wood in one application

[@carloscreations6241]

It depends the thickness of the wood and how thinner you do the mix. Also what king of wood could make a difference. I recommend you experiment with sacrifice piece first.

[@dominikplay6587]

You not even close to stabilize this wood. Cut it then you'll see why.

[@carloscreations6241]

Absolutely Domink, the idea was to be able to salvage as much as possible and for the purpose I need it without the big equipment is been on display for years.