![]() Besides which, its hardness would seem to me to inhibit the stabilization proces by limiting how much of the plastic would get into the wood. ![]() Since purpleheart is so hard, stabilizing for this reason seems pointless. Can you explain how one goes about stabilizing wood and why or how this is easier than sticking the piece of wood in the oven for ten minutes?īy stabilizing I'm assuming you mean the same process by which some commercial operators infuse soft or punky wood with plastics so that the wood is more easily and uniformly cut. You're seeming to espouse some different method - stabilization - which you indicate is easier but about which I have no knowledge. It seems to espouse heat-treatment but it doesn't say in what manner the heat was applied. I read the whole piece to which you included a link. PS: I wish I had taken a picture before giving the pen to a friend The temperature will probably not be homogeneous. If you overdo the blank it may leak some smelly stuff you don't want to keep in the oven. Use a collection pan (either made of aluminum foil or a cheap disposable one). Use protection when handling the mandrel. It's metal above water boiling temperature. Just loosen the end nut to allow for expansion. It's okay to put the mandrel with the unfinished barrels in the oven. ![]() The wood will turn purple, then violet, then black if grossly overdone. The color had a blue / red gradient within the blank and was overall much more intense and violet (instead of purple) than what I had been able to achieve before. I just placed segments of a gelwriter in mine and it was very interesting. So I wanted to post a trick instead this time When turning purpleheart, try to make it change color in your oven. ![]()
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