chrisjpainter Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I had cause to fell an ash the other day. Whilst doing the cutting up afterwards, one of the boughs had rot in it which gave a great representation of Batman. My 9 year old nephew's a batman fan and would love the ring of wood, but is there any way of preserving it so the rot is permanent in that shape, or would it be permanent in this shape now it's been felled anyway? any ideas for treating it too? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Chris, could you cast it into clear resin, my boy has done a few wood table tops which he covered in a poured clear resin. Been a few years since he done any now but they came out very well. He done one of a rotten and burnt wood and it was all sealed without any disturbance of the wood. He said a bit of an art to mixing and not getting any bubbles in it. Loads of vids on Tubeyou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted November 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, 7daysinaweek said: Chris, could you cast it into clear resin, my boy has done a few wood table tops which he covered in a poured clear resin. Been a few years since he done any now but they came out very well. He done one of a rotten and burnt wood and it was all sealed without any disturbance of the wood. He said a bit of an art to mixing and not getting any bubbles in it. Loads of vids on Tubeyou! Ah that's most useful, thanks. That's the kind of thing I'm hoping to be able to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 This is perhaps the best way of stabilising wood. Many pen turners stabilise punky wood that is otherwise useless. Basically, it sucks all the air out of the wood and replaces it with resin. It is then baked to set the resin. There are people that offer this as a service as the equipment and resins are not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 maybe get a good quality varnish and cut it back by 70%.....making sure first the wood is tinder dry and warm from the airing cupboard...and feed that in several times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 You can use stabilizer without all that equipment but only in small pieces. I did some spalted wood for knife handles a couple of years back with success. I think ditchies idea may be the way to go. You need something to soak in and I don't think epoxy will do that. Will stand corrected as I have never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 9 hours ago, ditchman said: maybe get a good quality varnish and cut it back by 70%.....making sure first the wood is tinder dry and warm from the airing cupboard...and feed that in several times 7 hours ago, Walker570 said: You can use stabilizer without all that equipment but only in small pieces. I did some spalted wood for knife handles a couple of years back with success. I think ditchies idea may be the way to go. You need something to soak in and I don't think epoxy will do that. Will stand corrected as I have never used it. Thanks chaps. the disc's only about 1 1/2" thick and 9" in diameter, so that should work pretty well. Drying it out shouldn't be too much of a problem. Is there mileage in using the oven? Ours stays warm for a good while after dinner's been cooked and eaten, so an hour in the oven post dinner cooking might help with the drying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 no .....do it slow....as it might upset the resin in the wood if done too quick....maybe ontop of a radiator over a day ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, ditchman said: no .....do it slow....as it might upset the resin in the wood if done too quick....maybe ontop of a radiator over a day ? Good call. Thanks Ditch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 To big to use stabilizer which is expensive. Go for the thinned varnish after your happy the wood is as dry as you can get it. Let's all see the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 5 hours ago, ditchman said: no .....do it slow....as it might upset the resin in the wood if done too quick....maybe ontop of a radiator over a day ? as ditchman said slow place said timber in a plastic bag and seal place in an airing cupboard or warm place not hot and every day remove and turn the bag inside out and re do to reduce moisture this process limits cracking a microwave in a bag also works i prefer slow 70/30 polyurethane take your time it will be worth it given said disc could you put a clock movement into it for the little feller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Saltings said: as ditchman said slow place said timber in a plastic bag and seal place in an airing cupboard or warm place not hot and every day remove and turn the bag inside out and re do to reduce moisture this process limits cracking a microwave in a bag also works i prefer slow 70/30 polyurethane take your time it will be worth it given said disc could you put a clock movement into it for the little feller that would be a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 ok show us what you have done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Sadly, As soon as I began the drying out process, the shape of the to dissipated into more of a grey splat! It was all a bit of a waste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 41 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: Sadly, As soon as I began the drying out process, the shape of the to dissipated into more of a grey splat! It was all a bit of a waste! putting malt vinagar on it ? would that help ...just a guess !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 20:03, ditchman said: putting malt vinagar on it ? would that help ...just a guess !! Only if there are lots of chips in it! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 46 minutes ago, moondoggy said: Only if there are lots of chips in it! 😉 very quick for a wednsday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, ditchman said: very quick for a wednsday I only make such comments so that someone lets me know what day of the week it is 👍😂👍😂👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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