Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking-1 Quart

I use this for knife scales and have no issue with it. I do use a vacuum chamber for application, and heat oven, but it seems to keep the wood from shrinking. Works as I expect it to.

Simple to use, does a nice job stabilizing + hardening the wood. The knife handle in the picture was cut from that block. The block probably only weighs 3 ounces as its so rotted and eaten up. Came out great after treating with the cactus juice

If you're looking at this, you know what it does. It worked great on some very old soft wood I pulled out of an old stump. Looking forward to using it on more projects!

This stuff doesn’t work at all, it leaches out of the item you are trying to seal, we’ve tried several times to get an even look and it still comes out crystallized looking on one side or edges, no returns , don’t waste your money

This stuff is pricey as heck but worth every penny for wood projects that you want to last a lifetime. I use in a vacuum chamber and have managed to salvage the most bizarre wood that was nearly styrofoam - it froze the stuff in time and turned it into almost heavy plastic yet it still looks exactly like it did when I found it. The character is 100% intact, it's just strong as can be now.Be aware the color of your wood MIGHT darken just a bit with this (happened with each project I've used it on) but not bad. Just something to be aware of. Totally worth it tho.

I guess it’s making a difference? I’m not really sure yet how I feel about it.

Experimenting with turquoise and other stones to see if it improves and stabilizes fractures should be interesting to experiment

Worked well on elk and deer horn for knife grips. Polished looks like old ivory.