Drift wood

[avbill]

I was visiting my father-in-law by the Pacific ocean. And I picked up some nice drift wood. My question is: Should I harden the wood with Mini-wax harder, or send it out and have it stabilized ? The wood looks like splatted.


Bill

 

[wdcav1952]

Bill, that is hard to answer without seeing the wood. Is it stable enough to cut into a blank? If so, consider drilling it, running a bit of thin CA in the hole and letting it set. Re-drill the hole, tube it up, and turn it using thin CA to harden the surface as needed. This is far quicker and sort of stabilizes as you go.

 

[Jarheaded]

I have been having great results with the Minwax wood hardener. The softer the wood, the better it works. I found that drilling a hole before I stabilize, does help with the penetration.

 

[winpooh498]

I have found some beautiful drift wood on the coast I just used ca as I turned it and it worked fine just be prepared to sharpen your tools often as there will probably be a lot of sand in the wood. good luck and show us some pics when you get some done[8D]

 

[Dalecamino]

I coated the blank with thin CA all over , including the ends . Just kept the CA on throughout the entire process . Had no problems . One difference is , my driftwood is Blue Mangrove from Florida .