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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Spalted Maple

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:27 pm

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What is the best way to "firm up" fairly soft spalted maple for a rosette? I'm thinking flooding with thin CA, but would be happy to hear of any other ways. Thanks folks!

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Jim Watts

Post subject: Re: Spalted Maple

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:41 pm

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Minwax makes a product called Wood Hardener, I've used that on some dry rot around a window sill, it should work fine. Myself, I just use CA on my spalted rosettes.

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ZekeM

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:09 pm

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I've used CA with success.

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Fred Tellier

Post subject: Re: Spalted Maple

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:14 pm

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CA from both sides before cutting, lay on some wax paper, don't ask how I know this.

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James Ringelspaugh

Post subject: Re: Spalted Maple

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:05 pm

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If you flood with CA do it before inlaying into the top. You will not like what CA looks like when it soaks into spruce.

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