In article ,
stuart noble wrote:
If u can get the wood dry, and then apply a very runny resin to it
that soaks into the rotten fibres and stabilises (and seals against
more water ingress)

That's an essential preparatory step, IMO, and proprietary 2-part
'wood hardener' products are available for the purpose. Any
decorators' merchant will have some.

Fibreglass resin is cheaper, and essentially the same thing

It's a lot thicker than the stuff I tried, so would it actually soak into
the wood?

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