*sigh* LDD contains at least a couple of forms of alcohol all ready. Some
turners have added denatured alcohol to LDD with the idea that it absorbs
water and would facilitate "drying;" however, it seemed to make no
difference. The LDD seems to draw water from the wood and replaces it with
"something" from the LDD. Specific gravity seems to bear out that water is
gained in the solution by the lowering of the SG. LDD is not likely a
catalytic, but rather "something" seems to be drawn from it and the solution
will require the addition of more LDD to compensate for the dilution. It
would require a biochemist and fancy equipment to come to an answer as to
what that "something" is. Thought we had one turner with those
qualifications, but the tests were too expensive to run. You'd almost think
this could be a PhD topic for someone.*G*

Leif


"Arch" wrote in message
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George you can drink sock-filtered sterno, just can't ever see it again.
Odd that adding alcohol dries out wood, but omitting alcohol dries out
drunks.

I wonder if soaking wood in alcohol might, in time, result in off
center, eccentric and unstable ole soaks; pieces of art that speak to
you in garbled voices?

In the blush of recent alcoholic success, has LDD been relegated to the
status of 'near beer' and denatured ethanol is now the preferred 'hard
stuff'. Leif?


Turn to Safety, Arch
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