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wdcav1952
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Personally, I wouldn't use it. I bought some Ebay blanks that had been "stabilized" with it and I never got a finish on them that looked good. For me, the quickest best way is thin CA.
From the MSDS:
Generally, all of these bode poorly for attempting to apply a finish. Pentacryl is a wood preservative, not a stabilizer.
Generally, all of these bode poorly for attempting to apply a finish. Pentacryl is a wood preservative, not a stabilizer.
Wildman
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Deal killer here is it contains "siliconized polymers." Found that under the more information. Despite what they say silicone can give you a hard time when it's time to finish your wood.
Think you can find cheaper alternative at Rockler, Woodcraft, and other places called "Green Wood Sealers." Still have to check to make sure don't contain silicone.
Of course there is always Anchor seal, if you must use a store bought product.
Think you can find cheaper alternative at Rockler, Woodcraft, and other places called "Green Wood Sealers." Still have to check to make sure don't contain silicone.
Of course there is always Anchor seal, if you must use a store bought product.
darrenjttu
Member
How much does the Anchor sealer speed up the drying process?
rlharding
Member
It doesn't. It stops the wood from cracking during the drying process, same with Pentacryl. I have used it for bowls and have no complaints.
Wildman
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End sealers will not speed up the drying process. You hope they slow down or help you control drying process.. Since we know wood will lose water faster at the ends than sides we seal the ends. Drying too fast will cause wood to check & split.
There are several techniques for drying wood faster, micro wave, boiling, etc.. May find those procedure in archives here, or other web sites.
I use either latex paint or paraffin wax to seal ends of wet wood. After sealing ends, store wood out side protected from elements and direct sun light. So depend upon time, air circulation, and evaporation to get wood dry.
Posted some Mulberry wood that was sealed with latex, but continued to crack & check. So after awhile cut it up and applied wax to the ends. There is still some checking but, but will get a few more blanks from them. Once wood starts checking hard to stop it. Also posted a Sierra Black Titanium & Platinum Mulberry pen there too.
There are several techniques for drying wood faster, micro wave, boiling, etc.. May find those procedure in archives here, or other web sites.
I use either latex paint or paraffin wax to seal ends of wet wood. After sealing ends, store wood out side protected from elements and direct sun light. So depend upon time, air circulation, and evaporation to get wood dry.
Posted some Mulberry wood that was sealed with latex, but continued to crack & check. So after awhile cut it up and applied wax to the ends. There is still some checking but, but will get a few more blanks from them. Once wood starts checking hard to stop it. Also posted a Sierra Black Titanium & Platinum Mulberry pen there too.
IPD_Mrs
Member
I don't know how much or what size the items are you are wanting to dry, but we use a 5 gallon bucket filled with saw dust. Bury the wood we want to dry in the saw dust put the lid on it and forget about it for a few weeks. This has worked quite well for us.
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darrenjttu
Member
I tried the sawdust method and had a major crack in some cedar. I bought some kild dried wood sealed in wax and it still cracks. I am just nervous because I have a nic peace of purpleheart that I am going to turn a bowl for the mother in law and I dont want it to crack. It is sealed in wax and said it was kiln dried and now it is sitting in the cool house. How do I avoid it from cracking?
Aderhammer
Member
It could just be the cedar, you look at that stuff and it checks!
loglugger
Member
I don't know where or how to fine this but they ruff turn the bowl and then soak in dentured alcohol for about 24 hours then wrap in news paper for a wek or so.
Wildman
Member
Just because wood has been in a kiln doesn’t mean it is dry, only that it has reached a certain moisture level (moisture content, listed as MC usually stated in percentage). Wood will re-absorb moisture, based upon weather, time of year, and relative humidity in the area.
If you can check out a copy of Raffan’s Turned Bowl Design, has some interesting chapters on seasoning wood and why he doesn’t care for kiln dried wood. Nice read.
Is that piece of purple hear is completely sealed in wax? If so scrap the wax off the sides, you want to be down to bare wood. Leave wax on ends alone. Not uncommon for folks to remove wax from sides of wood they’ve bought and find wood still wet. No problem let the wood sit around for awhile. Or just rough turn your bowl and let it hang out for a few months before you finish turn. Only other consideration is keep it out of sun light, so Purpleheart don’t turn brown on you. Turning brown may or may not happen eventually anyway.
Posted pictures of Mulberry in album, don’t know how post photo’s in a posting. Wanted to show cracking & checking, because wood dried too fast on me. Cut away cracked wood so only left with some checking on some of the Mulberry. . Sealed ends so would not check any more. So pen blanks best can do with that wood.
Cracking can also occur while turning, or while air drying after being rough turned, on any wood for many different reasons. I say just go for it and turn your bowl.
If you can check out a copy of Raffan’s Turned Bowl Design, has some interesting chapters on seasoning wood and why he doesn’t care for kiln dried wood. Nice read.
Is that piece of purple hear is completely sealed in wax? If so scrap the wax off the sides, you want to be down to bare wood. Leave wax on ends alone. Not uncommon for folks to remove wax from sides of wood they’ve bought and find wood still wet. No problem let the wood sit around for awhile. Or just rough turn your bowl and let it hang out for a few months before you finish turn. Only other consideration is keep it out of sun light, so Purpleheart don’t turn brown on you. Turning brown may or may not happen eventually anyway.
Posted pictures of Mulberry in album, don’t know how post photo’s in a posting. Wanted to show cracking & checking, because wood dried too fast on me. Cut away cracked wood so only left with some checking on some of the Mulberry. . Sealed ends so would not check any more. So pen blanks best can do with that wood.
Cracking can also occur while turning, or while air drying after being rough turned, on any wood for many different reasons. I say just go for it and turn your bowl.