[Woodcarver] Wood Questions-Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1743, Issue 1

[Casey Willson]

Merrilee, as a *very last resort*, after all the alcohol has evaporated you
can try soaking in the generic brand of Mop N Glow from your local dollar
store. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It will take a couple of
hours to dry and its a polymer so you will no longer have pure wood.
Casey



> From: Merrilee Johnson <merrihat at hotmail.com>

> To: <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:07:26 +0000

> Subject: [Woodcarver] wood questions

>  Good Afternoon all!

>   I am in need of your great knowledge concerning wood.  I am carving a

> welcome sign on basswood that has wormholes in it (I like the look :) so

> that's not the problem) but it is terribly dry and crumbly.  Is there any

> way to rejuvenate it so it's easier to carve or am I doomed to pick it until

> it falls apart?  Thank you all in advance for your great words of wisdom!

> Merrilee

>

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