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    Vacuum Stabilizing

    Jul 02, 2019 5 minutes
    Written by: Logan Wittmer

    Over the last few years, I’ve been splitting and drying firewood at home. One of the things I enjoy is seeing the amazing color that can come out of wood that’s been sitting out in the elements for a few years. I’m talking about spalting of course — the beginning stages of rot and decay in wood. But the blacks, grays and creams that give spalted wood its attraction can also be a drawback. Often, the spalting can leave the wood soft, light and otherwise too “punky” to use. That is, unless you stabilize it.

    As you may suspect, stabilizing wood means making the structure of the wood more stable. But what does that entail exactly? Well, here I’m talking about vacuum stabilizing —

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