Is this the Highest Level of Polish You Can Get on Stabilized Wood ...
2013年6月13日 · NOTE: In the second knife from the bottom the black areas (probably stuff that was injected into the stabilized wood) is glossy, the rest of the handle, not so much. I would like to get glossier wood scales, but I am not sure if what I am missing is higher grit sand paper or better polish specific for the task. Any help would be appreciated.
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2008年12月7日 · Working with stabilized wood is a lot like using natural, non-treated woods. It can be worked using the same tools and abrasives as with natural woods. The stabilizing process will even up the hardness of the wood as well as fill in a portion of the open pores in the wood.
What does the term, stabilized wood mean and burl?
1999年5月6日 · Stabilizing is a proccess of infusing the pores and grain structure of wood with one of several differant chemicals. This basically turns the wood into a plastic. Untreated wood will over time shrink, expand, swell, absorb water, darken, crack, check, warp, and do many other nasty things. Stabilized wood will stay just as it was on the new knife.
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2015年10月25日 · It was funny today when I showed the students their stabilized wood for their handles. They were pretty disappointed and thought their wood was going to look pretty ugly. I told them it was going to be fine and when they sanded it up nice it was going to be beautiful. I will have to show them some pictures of before and after stabilized wood.
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2018年3月27日 · Shipping often involves aircraft, which travel high and unpressurized holds can do weird things, as can temperature changes, humidity changes, even if it is properly stabilized! I prefer synthetics for that reason since they are more stable and try to go with commercially stabilized wood and not home done set ups.
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2013年2月23日 · That is not to say stabilized wood is perfect. As the poster above me pointed out, stabilized wood can move. But you will get the best results either sending your wood to be professionally stabilized or by purchasing it from someone who does.
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2008年12月7日 · The wood movement curve is leveled more evenly and the acrylized wood will move (if it moves) much slower and not to the extremes un-processed wood will. This is true of all stabilized wood regardless of the processors methods and chemicals used. Resistance to moisture and chemicals are increased and grain will not rise.
Stabilized wood, how can you tell - BladeForums.com
2004年5月29日 · Properly stabilized wood should sink in water - if it does float, it will float about level with water. I don't think I've checked a block of wood stabilized by K&G that didn't sink, and all the wood I've stabilized with Cactus Juice will sink, or at max float level with water.
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2019年6月5日 · A search for "stabilized wood knife scales" turned up way more results than I expected. There are quite a few small family-owned shops there that would probably love your business. Thanks for asking the question, it's nice to hear where other people are getting their stuff and I'll definitely be checking out some of the sources others have ...
Can you stain or dye allready stabilized wood?
2006年7月20日 · No, not at all. Many people have the misconception that stabilized wood is essentially a big block of plastic. Which if it was, would mean nothing would penetrate into it, rather it would just sit on the surface. However, it's not like that at all. It is still porous. The dye will penetrate and dry, just like it does in leather.