Hickory slabs

[thecfarm]

Dummy me, I know that, liability.  :   But they got to see how it was done.

[scully]

all my kitchen cabinates are hickory ! Absolutely beutiful stuff ! Nots are good for wild figure etc. IMHO I also would like to build a full size butchers block from hickory ! They go for huge $ in retail stores . I have used it in some wood working projcts and have enjoyed the beuty of it alot !

[WDH]

It is very pretty.  Pecan is even more pretty. 

[learner]

Well I'm not a chemist so I have to ask.  How does Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate differ from Sodium Tetraborate(otherwise known as 20 mule team Borax)?

[WDH]

I bet that it is the same.  The di-sodium and Octa-borate are two and eight.  The sodium tetra is 1 in four.  Two in eight is the same as one in four.  My logic may be flawed, though.  Maybe a chemist will happen by.

[Wick]

Chemistry, line 1
Chemistry department, line 1 please !!  :-\

[learner]

 :D Thanks for trying Wick.

[WDH]

Check out this link:

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/borictech.pdf

Looks like sodium tetraborate should work just fine.

[Ocklawahaboy]

Chemistry, line 1
Chemistry department, line 1 please !!  :-\

This thread is a little old but a guy who took college level organic chemistry 2 Just for the fun of it, can't resist.  When you are looking at chemical formulas of a soluble substance, you speak of molarity.  Simply stated, the amount of something in a given volume (usually a liter) of water.  If you want to know how much of something is in a solution, just take the number of atoms of the element, times the molarity (concentration). 
We are given H3BO3 at 100% and B2O3 at 56.3% in a previous post. 
For H3BO3: B x 1 = 1 mol of boron per liter of water.
For B2O3: B2 x .563 = 1.126 mols of boron per liter of water. 
The second one gives more boron for your money but I would assume they would function almost interchangeably. 

That said, I'm just assuming the key pieces of information in the previous posts are accurate.

[downsouth]

umm  soo , would the 20 mule team borax be just as good? That's what I've been using but at only a few cups per gallon of water. Should I put more per gallon?

[bandmiller2]

Milker,I'am not up  on the chemicals but its been my experience wood dries poorly in a building.Drying is all about air movement.Stacked outside with a rainproof roof and free air movement is best.When you've lost most of the moisture then move inside to finish.Outhers mileage may vary. Frank C.

[j-dland]

On the subject of hickory and value, try spalting some.Sells really well.

[francismilker]

Milker,I'am not up  on the chemicals but its been my experience wood dries poorly in a building.Drying is all about air movement.Stacked outside with a rainproof roof and free air movement is best.When you've lost most of the moisture then move inside to finish.Outhers mileage may vary. Frank C.

I'm actually seeing that in action.  The wood I have in the loft is way behind the wood that's outside, stickered, and with sheetmetal setting on top of it to keep the rain off.

[mesquite buckeye]

Slow drying is not a bad thing, unless it starts to mold. Slow drying will result in less internal stresses, more even drying, and less defect.