Just a word of advice....Minwax wood hardener is not waterproof! I tried it a couple of years ago when I was messing with stabilizing my own wood. I ran it through the pot, then set it outside on our picnic table....then forgot about it when I closed up shop that evening. We got a heavy dew that night, and the next morning I remembered the wood. It was "milky" all over......and upon cutting into it....all the way through. I tried an experiment afterward with another piece I'd stabilized using Minwax..... After a week of drying, I wrapped the block in a DAMP rag and left it overnight. The next morning it was milky all the way through! No more Minwax wood hardener for me.