"Dave in Fairfax" wrote in message
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PEG OTOH,
hasn't done much for wood when I've used it. The wood didn't
crack while it was submerged, but it cracked shortly after
turning.

Oddly, this is one method that really does work, though what's left isn't
pretty.

The soluble glycol remains inside the cells after drying. Of course,
unlike the more magical methods, this and other soaks take weeks or months
to get into the wood, and the solutions have to be renewed to retain their
effect.