A vacuum would be good for drying, but remember at the lumber yard 'Pressure
treated' is the operative term. So first you want to obtain an old pressure
cooker, adapt the spout in the top where the weight sets to an air fitting
then connect your air compressor to the cooker to presure treat you wood
with the desired concoction, the pressure should force the stain deepeer
into the parts. Then you can use the vacuum pump to help dry the parts. As
a safety precaution try to find out the max pressure the cooker is rated
for!!!


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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:15:44 -0400, "George" george@least wrote:

Use a "tea" made from one of the traditional tanbarks like oak, elm or
hemlock for a higher tannin content.

I live in a desert. we don't have those here G. I'd have to go buy
them.... from somewhere...

at the chinese grocery store I can buy black tea in bulk cheap.





I imagine the process of penetration
is self-limiting, in that the areas adsorbing the moisture expand,
blocking
the passage of further moisture.


sounds right. that's what I was after with the vacuum pump question.
seems like it would probably work to pull a vacuum on the wood while
it's in the solution to force it into the pores. suck the air out of
the wood and allow the liquid to replace it....






Or - http://www.labdepotinc.com/chemical_...pid~T1013.aspx

Try the India ink or Rit dye methods?

not yet....