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wjbclocks1 · 09-16-2009, 05:34 PM

Is there any finish or product to use on pine to make it tougher and less soft .

wood-n-things · 09-16-2009, 05:51 PM

I found this stuff.
MINWAX WOOD HARDENER 8 oz. 41700 MINWAX

Read more about it here. Jusr scroll down the page some.
Minwax Definitely Gets Your Wood Hard - Minwax Wood Hardener, 1 Pint. - Epinions.com

evilbadger · 09-16-2009, 06:38 PM

Super glue works also but it can be hard to work with. It almost gives the wood a plastic coating. Put it on in thin coats and sand between coats.

Tim

workin for wood · 09-16-2009, 06:54 PM

The wood hardener is pretty good stuff. If the peices are small you can put them in a jar, if it's big, you can put them in a turkey pan. You cover the wood with the hardener and let it sit for a few weeks. Eventually the wood will sink as the hardener works it's way in. The hardener will not penetrate all the way through unless you use a vacuum pot. You also have the option of sending the wood out to be stabilized. They will basically do the same thing, but they have a special product they use and their vacuum system is super industrial suck the paint right off your car. They will suck every drop of air out of every single cell in a 12" thick block and then reverse the system and use several hundred pounds of pressure to smash plastic into every single fiber and then bake it in to guarantee it won't ooze out. The wood is pretty much 99% plastic then. It's really amazing stuff. They can dye the wood at the same time, or double dye or even triple dye the wood so you have a rainbow %100 throughout the wood! The weight of the wood will easily triple or quadruple or more when done. At the same time though, it will still look exactly like wood. Any coloring will not hide any grain or swirling patterns in the wood, they will accent them. Just do a search on stabilized wood.

wjbclocks1 · 09-17-2009, 04:17 AM

thanks for the help

Sally · 09-17-2009, 12:04 PM

Wow - I'm sure glad I read about this stuff. Who knows when my deck is going to need some attention. This might be just the trick. Thanks for the information.

dankc908 · 09-17-2009, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sally

Wow - I'm sure glad I read about this stuff. Who knows when my deck is going to need some attention. This might be just the trick. Thanks for the information.

You might have some difficulty getting your deck into the container!

Sally · 09-17-2009, 06:10 PM

Did I miss something? Can't I just paint it on the wood/deck?

wood-n-things · 09-17-2009, 06:23 PM

I think it was a joke a joke I say...

Sally · 09-18-2009, 01:49 AM

Cute Mike - very cute! (smile)

09-16-2009, 05:34 PM	#1
wjbclocks1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 213	wood hardner Is there any finish or product to use on pine to make it tougher and less soft .

09-16-2009, 05:51 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	I found this stuff. MINWAX WOOD HARDENER 8 oz. 41700 MINWAX Read more about it here. Jusr scroll down the page some. Minwax Definitely Gets Your Wood Hard - Minwax Wood Hardener, 1 Pint. - Epinions.com __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

09-16-2009, 06:54 PM	#4
workin for wood Master Scroller Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan Posts: 2,474	The wood hardener is pretty good stuff. If the peices are small you can put them in a jar, if it's big, you can put them in a turkey pan. You cover the wood with the hardener and let it sit for a few weeks. Eventually the wood will sink as the hardener works it's way in. The hardener will not penetrate all the way through unless you use a vacuum pot. You also have the option of sending the wood out to be stabilized. They will basically do the same thing, but they have a special product they use and their vacuum system is super industrial suck the paint right off your car. They will suck every drop of air out of every single cell in a 12" thick block and then reverse the system and use several hundred pounds of pressure to smash plastic into every single fiber and then bake it in to guarantee it won't ooze out. The wood is pretty much 99% plastic then. It's really amazing stuff. They can dye the wood at the same time, or double dye or even triple dye the wood so you have a rainbow %100 throughout the wood! The weight of the wood will easily triple or quadruple or more when done. At the same time though, it will still look exactly like wood. Any coloring will not hide any grain or swirling patterns in the wood, they will accent them. Just do a search on stabilized wood. __________________ Jeff Powell

09-17-2009, 06:23 PM	#9
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	I think it was a joke a joke I say... __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

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09-16-2009, 06:38 PM	#3
evilbadger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 314	Super glue works also but it can be hard to work with. It almost gives the wood a plastic coating. Put it on in thin coats and sand between coats. Tim

09-17-2009, 04:17 AM	#5
wjbclocks1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 213	thanks for the help

09-17-2009, 12:04 PM	#6
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 1,027	Wow - I'm sure glad I read about this stuff. Who knows when my deck is going to need some attention. This might be just the trick. Thanks for the information.

09-17-2009, 06:10 PM	#8
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 1,027	Did I miss something? Can't I just paint it on the wood/deck?

09-18-2009, 01:49 AM	#10
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 1,027	Cute Mike - very cute! (smile)