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Old 07-14-2012, 05:30 PM
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I take it no stain or water test? How about heat testing?

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I did a water test on a block of spalted maple stabilized with TR- ZK 90. Here are the results .
That is indeed nice, you have me convinced yes indeed. However, worth doing the stain test. Take you some a good sized block say 6x6x6; after the treatment on it slice it into average size knife block or there abouts nothing exact mind you but something you would cut for scales. Soak it in ALCOHOL based stain, dont even polish it or sand it, leave it rough cut from the saw; after about oh say 3-4 days slice it open both directions, cross cut and rip then note the stain penetration.

The reason you cut it up AFTER processing and check with the stain is to show penetration and inner consistency.


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