[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by postino

Forget what I posted earlier.

I recall that there is a technology where 'epoxy' is drawn into wood by a vacuum process and allowed to cure...I would accept this...

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...od-stabilizing

http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneeri...ng-chamber.htm

Since I have an old operating room anesthesia machine which doubles as an aspirator (vacuum pump) I considered treating wood this way. One could also use polyurethane, or any of the other, more natural finishes to take the place of air in the wood fiber. I don't see why it wouldn't work fine, and would expect the outer surface to look the same as with a light coat of boiled linseed oil which had been applied in the usual way. The advantage is that wood would become even more integral in structure, and resistant to decomposition, since it would be entirely cleared of oxygen and sealed. The disadvantage would be that the finished pieces would be more dense, and weigh more.