Stabilizing Wood Pt1

This is the first segment (of 3) where we demonstrate the process of stabilizing wood, specifically dry, lightweight, porous woods. These are typically, but not limited to, woods such as spalted maple and buckeye burl. The best way to stabilize wood is to place the wood into a stabilizing liquid, place the two into a vacuum chamber, draw all of the air out, wait for the bubbles to stop, then slowly allow air back into the chamber whereby the wood will act as a sponge and draw the liquid deep into the pores