Customer Comments

I am fairly new to casting, and he did everything he could to help me. I have now made several purchases and my products were shipped very quickly. The products are top notch. Will only order from here. God Bless!

I'm stationed in Germany. I tried ordering alumilite from their website but shipping was crazy expensive. Ordering alumilite clear from Turntex is cheaper and easier. Great customer service. Thank you

Quick service, fast mailing, able to chat with the owner! Curtis provides a top notch service and fantastic product. offers help on use of the products he sales and very fast. 

Thanks Curtis! 

After ordering a chamber and pump, I made my first order of Cactus Juice.  Shipping was very quick, with my order arriving just 2 or so business days after my order.  My first stabilization project was on some oak call blanks.  The lumber had been in the weather for an unknown amount of time.  Actually, It was a throw away at a nearby saw mill that I got after they kindly gave me permission to dig through their scrap pile.  Anyway, the lumber was pretty far gone, weighing far less than what a good piece of oak should.  On the up side, it had been in water for some portion of time during its existence, and the rays had turned a dark color, giving the wood a unique, striking appearance when turned.  Too bad 75% of my turnings with the stuff failed due to the poor condition of the wood.

Enter the Cactus Juice.  I stabilized several blanks of this wood.  Excitement got the best of me, so I stabilized without oven drying first.  No matter, though.  It stabilized beautifully, though it took forever to stop bubbling.  All of my blanks held up to the rigors of turning after stabilization.  The stabilized wood is very hard, but it cuts and finished beautifully.    In fact, I didn't even apply an additional finishing product. A good sanding and buffing with tripoli and white diamond produced gorgeous results.

I highly recommend Cactus Juice.  So far I have found it very easy to use and quite forgiving of minor mistakes (like forgetting the oven drying).  I will be placing an order for more very soon, and adding dyes to the process.

I have heard a lot of good things about cactus juice so I thought I'd give it a try. up until now I have used the minwax wood hardener for my knife handles I used it in the same manner as the cactus juice by means of a vacuum pump and cure it in a toaster oven. the results have been ok. the cactus juice out performs it by miles. I want to add some color to my next batch of scales and as soon as my email regarding dyes is returned I'll be coloring and stabilizing a variety of beautiful woods for my knife handles. I also wanted to add that the shipping was excellent. my juice arrived two days after I ordered it.

Very responsive on shipping. Good info on website. 

Rarely do I comment on a product or service that I receive - I firmly believe that payment is sufficient - especially if I'm a repeat customer! However, in this case, your product (Cactus Juice) is GREAT. It performs perfectly! Long shelf-life. Great cleanup - soap & water. And, best of all, a Human to answer questions. Octavio

I ordered an 8lb kit of Alumilite and some dyes. Fast shipping and great prices! 

I don't know if user error or what but while squeezing my black dye my dropper lid shot off and black dye went everywhere. Maybe I squeezed too hard? Maybe I'm suppose to open the nipple more before?? Either way that's not a reflection on Curtis or his products. Guess I'll be picking up some more dye soon once I need more supplies. 

My Comment:  You need to cut the tip of the dye bottle before use.  This is stated in the dye description with a yellow background  on the page where you place the order.  I am really sorry you had trouble, though.

I just got into stabilizing wood. This company is the greatest source for all your stabilizing needs. Fast shipping and great prices.

Just a short note to leave my two cents from once again a great experience with my latest products from TurnTex. The customer relations received from your small company is outstanding. The products are first rate and your shipping is Extremely fast.

A Small business who cares about customer service and their customers satisfaction is becoming harder to find in this day of the large impersonal megaplexes. So TurnTex you have a customer for as long as you are in business and I am able to make pens and pen blanks.

Thanks for the service.

This is the absolute best company to deal with ever, FROM THE BEST PRODUCTS, THE FASTEST SHIPPING, AND THE BEST CUSTOMER Service i have ever dealt with! I have called at 2am expecting to leave a message for the next day, when the owner of the company answers my call, helps me with my issue,  and stayed on the phone teaching me better ways to complete my project! I will never use a different product, and this is the only company i will deal with for any of the products he carries! Jim Lowder

As always another fine experience dealing with your wondrous company. You guys are always looking out for your customers and making sure that our orders are correct and shipped out to us very quickly.  Top notch communication with their customers for a small company is impressive. 

Great job turntex. Just my two cents  from a customer for life.

I have been wanting to stabilize wood for a couple years, Myself and A Buddy said lets do this. Being one who never go slow we bought 4 Gallons of cactus juice with out ever have used it but had read all the reviews. Mind blowing, within a Week we were ordering more and on a call with Curtis. He Answered all of our questions and helped us dial it in. We are new to this and every new batch is better than the last. Within I think a month we have gone through 10 Gallons out of 12. Just ordered some Alumilte for hybrids. Now we are looking at building bigger vats to do bigger things and having a blast doing it.

Curtis and his people who get orders out are beyond top notch they are the absolute best I have dealt with. And Living In Alaska I have to order lots of things off the web. Awesome , just Awesome.

Thanks so Much,

Bill
Alaska Woodcrafters

This was my second order of Cactus Juice.  The first gallon worked great. My order came quicker than I expected. Great service, great product.

cactus juice. I am a bladesmith. I use cactus juice to stabilize wood for knife handles. It works great and I get fast and good service from Turntex. Thank You V.J. McCrackin.

Great company -built by someone that cares ! Need help ? ask ! Need a quick answer ? Call ! Need a great stabilizing Product ? Order! Need it Quick ? This is the place ! Curtis has my business and recommendations, In fact I will be spreading the word about TurnTex and talking briefly about  stabilizing with Cactus juice  in my process of making hybrid blanks at our next club meeting.    

I bought my first 1/2 gallon from Amazon liked it so much I bought 2 Gallons From Curtis  I have been dying sycamore and Maple using Cactus Juice. I have never talked to Curtis I learned how to use Cactus Juice on YouTube. I enjoy stabilizing so much I just bought 4 more gallons. I am selling my  blanks my customers love them. The product is easy to use and makes a great product.

Fast delivery and great service! used Cactus Juice for the first time and the result was perfect.

Thank you TurnTex! 

TurnTex was very helpful not only in picking out the right products, but also with some tips and tricks to help me get the look I'm going for. Thanks Curtis!

The resin and dyes arrived promptly at the shipping location in the USA, just over the border @ Pembina. ND. where I picked it up.

May I suggest to put a copy of the bill of sale in the parcel?

Thanks to NAFTA there was no duty on th contents, the contents having been produced in the USA.

I was able to show my VISA bill to verify the cost. I paid the usual sales tax and off I went.

Thanks for your excellent service!

Peter Markesteyn

P.S,

I know I should have printed a copy of the bill of sale to bring along......

My Comment:  We do include a Commercial Invoice for all orders shipped internationally.  Domestically, this is seldom ever needed.  This was a unique case with unique needs and we certainly can take care of this for you on future orders if you let us know in the comments section.

The Service I have received from TurnTex with every order is simply phenomenal.  Every order is processed quickly and shipped out in a timely manner.  Prices are great on all the products.  Any question you have are quickly answered and Curtis will reach out to you anytime to help however possible.  I don't think this man ever sleeps.  I had a problem with some Cactus Juice, my fault, and he called me and stepped me through some things to try to correct my issues and everything worked great.  I will always buy my stabilizing, dyeing and casting products from TurnTex.  You would be a fool to buy somewhere else.

I've purchased a large chamber, many gallons of both cactus juice and Alumilite, and pretty much all colors of dyes. Curtis delivers, every time. You can count on his quality, dependability and consistency. I highly recommend TurnTex. 

I had a couple of questions about Alumilte clear after my first attempt was a little less than stellar. Curtis came back in email in just a couple of minutes with suggestions on improving the process. He even mentioned some Alumilite products I could use that I don't see him carry. To me that shows a lot of integrity and care for his customers. Turntex will be my go to company for all my cactus juice and Alumilite needs.

I ordered the Alumilite and it shipped same day. Arrived right on time. I haven't had a chance to work with it yet but I'm confident it will work great based on the videos. 

I am very pleased with my purchase of your vacuum chamber.  I also appreciate all the thorough information you provide concerning the stabilizing process and your information concerning vacuum  pumps.

Quality product!  Fast shipping!  Thank you Curtis!

After dealing with Curtis and his capable crew, I am still pleased to be associated with this fine company.  My orders are always  right and right on time!

Thanks, Curtis.

Rob Roby
Indiana

I've been testing the cactus juice for a few weeks now. All works as described except one thing, time it takes to get all the air out of the wood I'm using. Just now I've been waiting for 12 hours for the batch in the vacuum chamber and it is still coming air out of the wood. Not a fault of the juice but be aware of it you who is as new to this as I am. Will be ordering more juice and colors in the future.

Thank you for the great service from your company. Fast shipping and a great product, and customer service that is second to none, what more could you ask for. I have been using Cactus Juice for awhile now and in the beginning needed some advice, and it was just a phone call away, friendly customer support, and all questions answered. I would recommend Turntex to anyone.

Thanks again

Dale Whitesell

Dale's Knives

part-time Bladesmith and use locally sourced handle scales.  Most are collected from the woods of South Carolina. I started stabilizing with Cactus Juice and had success from the very first attempt.  Easy to use and an excellent product.  Highly recommended!!  I give it 5 stars!!

I recently made my first purchase from TurnTex. I've been turning pens for several years, but I'm fairly new to casting and stabilizing my own pen blanks. I've heard great things about TurnTex and Curtis from multiple people. The service is excellent. I received my purchase quickly as well. I also received a very nice follow up email letting me know that if I had any questions to let them know. I definitely plan on making future purchases from TurnTex. Thanks, John

Got my second delivery of Cactus Juice from TurnTex. Good and quick delivery just in time for the start of the weekly meetings for knife-making after the summer break.

Now that I have gone through my first gallon of Cactus Juice I feel I can speak with some authority......Holy Crap this stuff is GREAT!!! I now have so much unstabilized wood I just may need a moving van for my next order from Curtis.  I was anxious for my first order to arrive and when it did, UPS had been party to somehow damaging the shipment to the point that the entire order was unusable. The delivery guy stopped by the shop on the evening of the delivery day after I called UPS to see why THEY had cancelled and sent back my order from earlier that morning - - Just my luck.

But, it all worked out in the end. Curtis saw fit to immediately get another shipment out to me which arrived in good order in a very timely manner. Since I was new to this type of "woodworking", Curtis was extremely helpful in answering any and all questions I had listed prior to the many phone calls I made to him. Which is good to someone just starting in this technique.

There is a learning curve but it can be dealt with if you read the website and ask questions and then do as you are told......let Turn Tex's experience get you up and running quicker - and buy the best equipment you can afford and then get your "stuff" in a tight little ball before you start soaking the first piece of wood.  It will pay off in the long run.

Thanks to Curtis and all of his staff for helping me get started.......now I have to find U-Haul's phone number....

Good Day Folks, 

I have been in contact with Curtis (Turn Tex Woodworks)  on many occasions. I have talked to him over the phone, via chat line and at Pen shows. Ever time you have a question, he never hesitates to give you a truthful answer. His products are top notch and he takes his time with you no matter what. Please don't hesitate to give him a call and check out his products.......Thank You Curtis for being here Best Reagrds, Terry

the product i ordered came promptly and was in good order. i stabilized some cherry burl and it turned very well made some nicely grained pens

Ultra fast shipping. Less that a week to reach Norway.

New to stabilization, so only ordered 1/2 gal of Cactus Juice. It arrived in just a few days, and was well packed and came undamaged. I heated some pen blanks for only a couple of hours, and after cooling, proceeded to infuse the blanks with the juice. I cycled the 3rd party vacuum pump due to it getting very hot, but didn't think I got a lot of juice in the blanks after ~ 12 hrs soak. I noticed that the cured blanks were slightly florescent, so after finishing 2 pens, I put them under a black light and was pleased to see that all the wood lit up, telling me that they were fully infused with the juice.

I got email from Curtis towards the end of the process just to see how things were going, and he made some great suggestions. I look forward to my next attempt, but the blanks will spend much more time heating to drive off the moisture, and under vacuum to completely infuse the denser woods.

Excellent transaction. Fast shipping . Would buy from again.

The best part of TurnTex is not the outstanding products, it's the great customer service. You are guaranteed to get good results using these products because Curtis takes the time to help you out! I can always count of fast shipping too!

Thanks for fast and correct delivery, very pleased as usually

I ordered a gallon of cactus juice on Monday and it arrived on Thursday.  Curtis is an absolute pleasure to deal with.  I haven't used the cactus juice yet, but have very high hopes.

Curtis cares very much about his business by show thoughtful interest for his clients.  It is very refreshing to do business with a company that show understands their clients and works hard toward meeting the needs of those clients. Curtis carries great produces but most important he will work for you so that you can spend more time on your projects. Will definitely be a repeat client.

Hi!  I placed an order for Alumilite resin and it arrived within two weeks. I live in Australia, the greatest country on earth, and the service from you was fantastic. Will be buying more from your company in the future.  Cheers.  Barry.

I purchased the cactus juice and the infusion chamber for vacuum infusion of mallet heads that I use for woodworking. The vacuum chamber is well made and looks like it will stand up to many years of use. Using the cactus juice was straightforward and the instructions were very clear. This made the learning curve very easy. As a first time user, I was pleased that my parts came out very well. I recommend this product to other woodworkers & woodturner that are looking for a simple and straightforward way to start vacuum infusing.

I've purchased a number of items from this vendor.  All have been handled quickly and correctly. I'm on my 3rd gallon of Cactus juice, the product works as described.  there is plenty of info in the help section on how to use the product. I had questions related to my first purchase, called them and received my answer quickly.  also purchased a vacuum chamber and am quite pleased with its performance.  The thing i like best is the product is shipped very quickly.  I always seem to run out of something, and am 'on hold' till i get it.  Thanks for the quick service.

I ordered a gallon of Cactus Juice. My order was packaged well and shipped promptly. It arrived in only two days. Great service and prices. Will buy from again. 

Thank you for the fast service and great product line. I received my order very quickly and I will buy again. Thanks again, Kerry

As always I received stellar service from Turn Tex. 

Thank you Curtis! 

Extremely good customer service.  I ordered cactus juice on July 8 and received it on July 12.  

I have been stabilizing Maple burls and curly maple with great results . I turn Wine stopper blanks 1- 1/2 diameter by 2 inches long .The red curly maple is soft and not good to turn . When stabilized it becomes a different wood . It also enhances the figure greatly . Elm burl works well too . Also have been doing black palm . It has a lite brown punky material mixed in with extremely hard jet black . It would always chip out when trying to turn fine detail . It is a joy to turn now .