Why Can Moisture be so Destructive in Stabilised Wood

Moisture in wood isn’t just “dampness”, it’s an active chemical threat.

I don’t just see drying as prep, It’s the first reaction in a complex stabilisation process, and it’s where most failures begin.

Vacuum vs Pressure in the Stabilising Process

Vacuum and pressure aren’t just steps in the process, they’re two completely different forces working at a cellular level to transform wood into something knife-worthy.

If you treat them like a checklist, you’re not stabilising. You’re basically just surface-coating.

How Density Affects Stabilising

Density isn’t just “heavy” or “light”, it’s a microscopic blueprint that dictates how resin moves, flows, and locks into place inside a block. Every wood species is its own engineered challenge, with unique internal architecture that either welcomes resin in… or shuts the door in its face.