Worm hole question.

[CrashmanS]

I have some very old wormy chestnut I'd like to stabilize. Will cactus juice fill in the Worm holes and harden? Don't know how much it will "fill".

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[Monty]

Very small holes, pinhole size, may fill with CJ, but the juice will be brittle.
I would attempt to first fill the holes by casting with alumilite followed by stabilization with CJ.

 

[jttheclockman]

Med. or thick CA.

 

[CrashmanS]

Med. or thick CA.

This is what do now. But thought it may let me skip a step. This wood is very old and dry and likes to blow apart. So i do think it would benefit from stabilization. Would you guys agree?

 

[oldtoolsniper]

I have worked with wormy chestnut to make picture frames. Came fro a bridge in Oregon. It is a very brittle wood and even with brand new router bits it tends to shatter. I would venture to say stabilizing the chestnut would help with that. The worm holes are part of the charm to me. Perhaps pressure casting clear alumilite into the wood will persevere the holes visually and still make a solid blank.

Just theory on my part.


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[1080Wayne]

Very small holes, pinhole size, may fill with CJ, but the juice will be brittle.
I would attempt to first fill the holes by casting with alumilite followed by stabilization with CJ.

I usually do stabilization first and follow with the Alumilite on larger sections . Don`t think it matters much which way .

 

[CrashmanS]

The house my mom's family grew up in was remodeled and I have a bunch of boards that can from this job. I would like to make some items from this wood for the family as my grand parents are now passed. Not for Christmas but maybe the family reunion.

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[tjseagrove]

I have some very old wormy chestnut I'd like to stabilize. Will cactus juice fill in the Worm holes and harden? Don't know how much it will "fill".

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I filled some holes with glitter and the pen sold right away...
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[Monty]

Very small holes, pinhole size, may fill with CJ, but the juice will be brittle.
I would attempt to first fill the holes by casting with alumilite followed by stabilization with CJ.

I usually do stabilization first and follow with the Alumilite on larger sections . Don`t think it matters much which way .

I've done it both ways and mine, IMHO, turned out better with Alumilite first followed by CJ (but not everyone likes the same thing).