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Forgot who was looking but here are a few.... If you're still in need.

HAHAHAHAHA....lets keep the knife wood pics to a minimum. Everybody knows knife wood burls grows on different trees and lay in different bogs than "cue wood".... :grin: I like the Aussie burls for pairing with ebony - Red ones (Red Mallee / Red Morell / Vasticola)...

You're still wondering if it glues?..... awesome.... keep searching for the "secret source"....I'm sure its out there.

You can core the burl and it can STILL move on you.... Depends a lot of the species but it can and does happen. Even done by the pros is not a 100% guarantee.

Dave sorry its taken me so long to get back to you I was with the cue repair guys counting my millions and cashing all my endorsement checks.....:thumbup: You would need to speak to the company owners in regards to their PSI. Their setup and the stabilant itself is proprietary, and theyre both...

Kelley, If you have some other material that want to have done let me know. I will include a couple sticks of yours in my next order, if you want to send it to me. I havent used River Ridge so I'm not sure as to their methods. Postage would be on you tho...... send me a PM if you want.

Eric, Not sure what all this jibber / jabber is about.....This is very simple.... provide the proof or some sort of documentation that I have received some sort of compensation from either company I have endorsed, and I will FULLY admit that I am .... like you said a "SHILL".... If you do not...

Joey I cut mango a little oversized and it stabilizes a lot like koa. Not much twisting and warping but I still go about 1.75 square to be safe. It will add significant weight.... Might as well respond to the OP here as well, so I don't have to retype this again. 1). Make sure your wood...

Rick.... Had an old paint pot up "chamber" up to about 80 PSI ....not big deal until the lid came off and flew across my shop. Nobody got hurt, but it was a wake up call....

Kelly No more details than that? Curly is one of the easiest. Where did you send it? What was the moisture content? How over sized were they ? I will say this..... I have NEVER had curly maple (spalted or not) come back cracked. So not sure what happened. There is ALWAYS a risk, but...

I have heard good things about them as well.... :thumbup:

Paul and Dave, I guess you guys missed the giveaway of the old stabilizing leftovers from my shop....Pretty sure that stuff was over 10 yrs old. And the pics of one of my tanks is still up on my website. From pickle jars to pressure pots, to steel tubes.....etc etc. Lots of different...

Wow Eric, the name calling seems to come easy for you.... First it was "Hack" for one of your fellow cuemakers a week or so ago, and now you're calling me a "SHILL". 1). First off, the question was in regards to stabilizing some redwood burl.... I might know a little bit about that.... 2)...

Dave I have done A TON of stabilizing myself.... that's why I send to the PROS. Isnt it coincidental that he used the 4K PSI number? hahaahaha....The math is off Dave, the tank is pressurized up to 4K.... redwood is VERY difficult to do right, and even some of the PRO outfits have trouble...

Conifers like redwood can be rather tricky to stabilize properly.... I got a chuckle out of this "tip" about stabilizing redwood from one of the "home stabilizing" suppliers. "These woods are known to not absorb much XXXXXX XXXXX in a vacuum process. To get good results, you need REAL high...

I have used the Birchwood Casey Tru Oil on a lot of different wood, from stabilized to raw, with finishes from high gloss to pull back with steel wool. You can build up your layers and have a lot of control on the finished look you want. Patience is the key. I would consider it a "finish"...

The shipping is expensive from or to ..... Looks like a nice size burl there...if your neighbor is OK with a little trimming.

Here is why you cut it oversized....

That's buckeye burl.....cut it oversized if you're gonna send it in for pro stabilizing.

Tickets I hope that thread helped. I will say this.... I'm glad I stuck around because I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of GREAT cuemakers. Good people, that are very talented.... On a side note....If your from Sydney then you're sitting on some of the greatest burl in the world...