Stabilizing Wood For Knife Handles | Part One

A walk through of how I stabilize wood for my knife handles. I tried to get this into one video, but there's just too much information.
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[@rgcrowman3188]

can you stain the wood after it has been stabilized, if not what do you do to get the color of wood you want ?

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

I’m sure you can apply stain, but it’s not going to absorb into the wood the same way. When stabilizing, you can add dyes to the resin. You can do a brown or a black dye to simulate a stain.

[@Piyaphong-x4o]

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[@johndeopaduaART]

Can i cure cactus juice with a heatgun on thin materials?

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Hmmmm. It might be possible, but I think it needs to remain under heat for an amount of time to cure correctly, which would make it kinda hard to do.

[@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

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Hey Jeff. What most people use is a heat curing resin. Whatever you’re using needs to be like water, in order to get the resin inside the microscopic pores of the wood. How viscous is the epoxy you’re talking about?

[@wheelbarrowbully]

I was thinking of things 4-5 feet in diameter and 7-10 feet long.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

I know people will pay to have larger materials stabilized. I've had requests for things 3-4 feet length, but had to turn them down because I don't have chambers large enough.

[@Anderson-HandForged]

i just found you today liked and subbed i just got some maple burl given to me recently and gonna stabilize it your video was very informative thank you Mark forgot to ask so when your done baking moisture out do you put in ziplock bags str8 out of oven still warm? or let cool for a few minutes first?

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

I get it in the ziplock as soon as possible. The longer it stays out in the open, the more moisture it's going to take in

[@edthompson3353]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. Just purchased a vacuum chamber from turn Tex. Definitely a lot to learn. Thanks again.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

You’re very welcome. There’s definitely a lot to learn. I’m here to help, so feel free to contact me with any questions you have.

[@deweypoland8519]

Thanks for the tutorial, I've been considering getting started doing this myself. A tip for you, water will boil at room temperature when under sufficient vacuum. Might shorten your "cook" time.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

My pleasure. It’s fun to see how the wood takes colors. Thanks for the tip.

[@jeverettrulz]

the hits keep coming! dropping knowledge because those who know, know your wood blocks are top notch!

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

Hahaha. I sure appreciate that, David! You’re much too kind.

[@natedawg9404]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@Hathenbrucksteelworks]

You’re very welcome.