jkeithrussell
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There is an article on the internet that shows how to use hot water to speed up the process of stabilizing wood with MinWax Wood Hardener. You basically put the blanks in a glass jar with the lid on loose, then put that jar inside a pot and add hot water until the wood hardener is bubbling, then take out the glass jar, screw the lid down tight, and put it somewhere cold.
If you try it, let me save you some clean up with this tidbit: don't let the wood hardener get too hot. Small bubbles coming up from the bottom are fine. Big bubbles coming up from the bottom are not fine. Once it starts to boil, it does not stop until you've made a really big mess that doesn't clean up easily. And it boils at a lower temperature than water. Trust me.
If you try it, let me save you some clean up with this tidbit: don't let the wood hardener get too hot. Small bubbles coming up from the bottom are fine. Big bubbles coming up from the bottom are not fine. Once it starts to boil, it does not stop until you've made a really big mess that doesn't clean up easily. And it boils at a lower temperature than water. Trust me.