Customer Comments

Hi Curtis

After viewing your website & reading everything on it then reading a lot of woodturning comments on YouTube, I ordered the 2 gallons of Cactus Juice from you & ordered a Vac system from Amazon on the same day. The juice arrived 7 days  before the Vac system, so very prompt service from you.

I have ordered & used stabilized wood for pens, bottle stoppers & razors over a few years with varied success. Many blanks broke apart while turning & upon exam, I found resin or whatever had not completely penetrated the wood, so liking the idea of using stabilized blanks, I thought I'd try doing it myself.

 I just received the Vac chamber & pump yesterday, so have not used them yet but I will comment ASAP. BTW, I do appreciate you including a list of do's & don'ts  with the shipment.

You may be interested to know that I was stationed at Gary Air Force base in San Marcos, Tx in 1954-56 ( telling my age, huh)

Always a pleasure working with Turn Tex! Curtis really is all about his customers and you get a sense of family when talking with him. Always enjoy the website and the awesome advice from him and the community! Thank you all for being extremely easy to work with and super inattentive.

My primary source of stabilizing products. 5 stars for me!

Thanks!

Curtis and crew do a superb job taking care of the customer and providing quality products! Thanks guys! 

M Doyle

Great product. Super fast shippping! Thank you!!

Turn Tex Woodworks is a great company to do business with. I been a customer for several years and have never been disappointed.

Scott Prevost - Walking Cane  Company - Spokane WA

I ordered half a gallon of Cactus Juice to Finland. It was shipped almost immediately and the shipping though USPS was fast. I've now used the whole batch of the Juice and am very pleased about the performance. I've stabilized knife handles (traditional Finnish knives are hidden-tang type) and the juice lasted for 22 handles. I've mainly stabilized curly birch and willow root, but also experimented with rotted birch which also stabilized nicely with nice colors. All the handles finish beautifully and seem very resistant to moisture and dirt (extensive testing to be done). I'll highly recommend this product.

I bought just materials and  a lid for it. The pvc was cut well. The lid was well done. This took a couple days longer than normal but it was still shipped as soon as possible. Because of the aaw symposium. But as usual well worth the small wait. Curtis does an awesome job.

I ordered some color dye for stabilizing and as always I had a fast shipment from Turntex. The product is great and enjoyable to use.

Thanks Curtis for all the great products you offer but more importantly thanks for the help advice and tutorials!

I'm just a hobbyist and haven't used my resin yet because I'm still putting my vacuum chamber together, but the TurnTex customer service was spot on. They answered all of my questions very quickly, my order shipped almost immediately and I was able to track my order down to the day it was going to be here. I chose TurnTex products because when reading reviews outside of the website, other people liked it so much that they didn't want or have a need to use anything else. Naturally wanting to get the most out of my product, that was my reasoning. If the product is half as good as the customer service, I'll be a very happy man. Thanks guys! I'm look forward to using this. 

Hi Curtis; I am having some problems with the vacuuming process. I have gone through two oil pump vacuums in the last 4 months. They are used pumps but I am wondering what I am doing wrong. My vacuum is pulling 27.5 but maybe I am leaving it on too long. I am running the process on and off for a period of two to three days or until there are very few bubbles coming out. I am getting a bit discouraged! Help please. I put an inline dryer in the second attempt. Still seized the pump......

Jim Kroshus

Works very well on elk antler. Penetrated deep, carrying the dye with it. Finishes beautifully with no VOC odor. First time using Cactus Juice, definitely not the last.

"The Trusted Source"  This company earned this title. Great information and product support, fast shipping and safe packaging.

I ordered the materials with the a bit of reservation.  After all ordering wood across the internet.  I was very pleasantly surprised and vary satisfied.  Will I order from them again, in a cowboy heartbeat.  Keep up the fine work and you will have a great thriving business in no time.  

I have ordered Cactus Juice, temperature controller and more.  Great products and service.   I even had a question and could get ahold of a real person.   I would highly recommend them and people should explore the ability to impregnate their wood pieces for projects.   Thanks

Great service!  Fast shipping!

I got immediate feedback on my order and was notified as to its progress.  Quick to ship and was delivered in just a few days.  Well packed as well.  I'll post again once I have a chance to stabilize some of the spalted wood in my woodpile.

First time order for cautus juice. Got it on time. Came with nice instruction. Information on how and where to get help if I needed it. Will order again!

even when you live in the EU its still super easy to get send over here with a super service 

ive tryed abit of stabilizing resin but i must say hands down Cactus Juice just fits my needs 100% and is super easy to use and clean off after work 

and gives a perfect finish really brings out the veins in the wood and repair if theres small cracks 

not gonna be the last time i use Cactus Juice! 

TurnTex Woodworks provides prompt professional service for a reasonable price. I will continue  to purchase my wood turning supplies from them.

Ordered 3 gallons of cactus juice.  Had it a week later.  Shipped the same day I ordered.   Perfect.  Thank you. 

I am very impressed not only with the products that Turntex provides, but i am also impressed with the service. The shipping is always fast and everything is priced competitively. Keep up the good work.

Thanks 

Travis Fleming @ Fleming's Fabrications 

Curtis,  

Once again you have provided a great product in a timely fashion.   However,  just as a suggestion,  the boxes that you use from USPS need a little more tape.  When my product arrived,  it was barely contained and was breaking through the seams.  Maybe a little more tape would help with that. 

Thanks, 

Rob 

Shipping and customer service is absolutely the best I have seen in a very long time! Thank you for putting my order together so quickly and shipping so fast. Will be purchasing all my supplies from here from now on!

I ordered the Cactus Juice Vacuum Chamber and the the Oven Tamer Temperature Controller. Have used the Temperature Controller for drying some wooden items and it works as advertised. Have not used the Vacuum Chamber yet. The dry test was a success as it is ready to start the stabilizing. The best thing about you is your service in the help I needed in getting it all set up to actually use it. Thanks.

Ordered a vac chamber, and Cactus juice.  Both arrived in the projected time.  Great product well built and great customer service. 

A couple months ago, I decided to begin stabilizing my knife scales.  I had no idea as to the process, except for a utube I had seen from a knifemaker in England who made reference to TurnTex and Cactus Juice.

I ordered the vacuum tube, anti-tip kit, 2 oven thermometers, and Cactus Juice.  I found the info provided by the website to be very helpful, as well as the enclosed booklet detailing the entire process. Additionally I had a few questions, that were answered immediately.

So far, I have run 3 "batches" of scales through the process, and they have all turned out perfectly.  I have stabilized some very soft Spalted Maple and Box Elder as well as more traditional hardwoods.  I also made a set of scales for a friend out of yellow pine to match some trim on his home.  All the scales turned out very hard, and easily buffed to an amazing luster once properly sanded.

It is a comfort to know, the knives I sell or give as gifts, will be useful for years to come, without concerns of the cracking or other degradation of unstabliized wood.

Thanks again to the folks at Turn Tex for producing great products made in the USA, and backed up by superior customer service!  

I talked with Curtis concerning questions about vacuum chambers last year. I bought the vacuum chamber from TurnTex and it worked great. I lost the plastic piece that holds the wood down below the liquid level. I asked about purchasing a replacement on TurnTex website and within two days I received an email the plastic part I lost was being shipped to me at no charge. Unbelievable! Curtis (TurnTex) would respond so quickly and send the part without charge. Such amazing customer service is rare these days and I hope TurnTex makes a billion dollars and stays in business.

Jim Edwards

Packaged great excited trying the viliot and ocean blue dyes. Thanks Curtis.  Rick

Used another resin before, was on another site and they recommended catus juice so I tried it. So far I like it, it performs great. Will continue to use. TurnTex Woodworks site is friendly and informative will be using them for my supplies.

We have been using TurnTex Cactus Juice in our shop since the very beginning. We love the opportunity to support USA based businesses, and appreciate the wealth of knowledge and help provided by Curtis.

I use Cactus Juice to stabilize Koa wood for knife scales. It is a perfect product for this application. The Koa retains its unique character and stands up to rigorous use.

Curtis Seebeck runs an efficient shop and is an honest businessman. I highly recommend Turn Tex and their products.

I turn pens for a hobby and had troubles with cross cut and spalted blanks from time to time. I decided to invest in a vacuum chamber (Turn Tex has some great buys) and use Cactus Juice as the stabilizer. What a difference it made!!! No more blank splits or break outs and this product is excellent. I order a gallon and have stabilized over 100 large pen blanks and still have some juice to spare. What a great value when comparing this the purchased stabilized wood. Turning the pen blanks after the Cactus Juice stabilization is easy and reminds me of working with an oil rich exotic with perfect results. Forgive me for this short review but I need to go online and order another gallon of Cactus Juice.

I ordered the oven tamer 2 and a juice proof chamber and i am glad i did . Everything was perfect , very good quality product , nice finish , #1 place for stabilizing wood . Curtis is a honest man ,great guy  who will take his time to help you even being very busy like he is and will give you good advices for your needs too  . I will order again for sure . Sorry for my english , i'am french . Great experience !

This is the 2nd time I have ordered from Turntex. So far I have ordered 2 gallons of cactus juice, 8 pounds of Alumilite, and various dyes. I could not possibly be happier with both the service and the products. I just finished stabilizing some extremely punky spalted hackberry. It is hard as a rock now. I also just made my first batch of blanks using alumilite and the dyes. They came out perfect (product standpoint, my mold making skills need improvement). On both orders I had my material within 5 days, considering the weight of the orders that is excellent. The support for all of my dumb questions has been outstanding also. First rate company, first rate people. I will be ordering a lot more as the budget permits.

Well, I titled this post as 'equipment' but that is not the only reason for review....it has been years since I did any resin casting, was actually one of those that was around when all the penturning/casting was being thought out....but recently have had a few requests about items to be made from casting...well, my only thought was to ring up Curtis at TurnTex, wow had he come up with some really great new equipment...so I jumped in and bought the CactusJuice and a new oven and even an oven temp controller which is all installed and working nicely..BUT I have to say, that the time Curtis spent chatting and explaining to me not only how to get it all working, but the reason 'why' it all worked that way...I can say in closing, that anyone at any company who takes the time Curtis has not only gets my respect, but also my business for a long time.

V/R,

John Payton

WoodmuseStudio, LLC

I am new to stabilizing I bought 1 gallon of cactus juice and 5 colors of dye. The products work awesome. They are easy to use and can achieve some very nice results. Even with me being new to this realm. But what im most impressed with is the customer service wow i cant say enough. Curtis is very willing to help in anyway he can. I will be a loyal customer I will not buy anyplace else. Curtis cares about his customers. His level of expertise is in my opinion un matched by any other...The others try to copy his product. But in my opinion they are un successful. He is a pioneer in the industry. When you buy his product you are buying into his passion for the art.

James nix

After hearing about and watching many videos on the process, I decided to make the leap and buy some Cactus Juice.  The wait time was short and everything came wrapped to protect it during the shipping.  I am looking forward to trying the system and seeing the results.

I found Turntex through Google after searching for a reliable thermo-curing wood stabilizing resin. Even though there are other products available on the market - Cactus Juice was the only one with consistently positive feedback.

The resin itself is extremely easy to use and Turntex has simple, easy to follow instructions on their website so don't be afraid of you think the stabilizing procedure sounds complicated, it's not.

Product aside, the jewel of Turntex is Curtis himself. Curtis' unparalleled knowledge of wood stabilization is a resource that he is always willing to share in a kind, positive and timely manner. I was very pleased to see that he's an active member in wood stabilizing groups on social media and will answer specific questions where others don't want to share certain procedures. Curtis doesn't use these groups to push his products and keeps an unbiased, professional demeanour when posting online.

Item shipping is very fast (I live in the UK and have never waited more than 8 days for delivery), the items are packaged exceedingly well and tracking numbers are provided.

Overall, I rate Cactus Juice and Turntex in general 10/10. Even if a similar product were to appear in my own country, I would still buy from Curtis.

Maximilian Dawe, Dawe Luthiery & Resin Works 

What a great experience working with Turntex. Curtis provides the best service I have had in quite sometime. My order was placed and shipped within hours. Luckily I am in the Dallas area and I received my order the next day. I had some questions and caught CUrtis online and he answered them quickly and accurately. I am now making some pretty good Alumilte blanks in a pressure pot utilizing Curtiss' mold holder and miolds I made out of HDPL. Everything worked as planned. Now just to get better composition in my blanks.

Thank you Curtis

Jeff

Again Curtis and his crew have come through for me!  Without fail, I place my order and it's on my doorstep in a couple days.  I wish everyone would run their business like this1

Hi Curtis I'm the guy the one that came out a month or so back. Thanks for all the great info. At that time I did not have anything setup. I have everything setup now. I have pour a few blanks. Last week stabilized my 1st piece. (mesquite) I turned it this morning. The Cactus Juice worked very well. Thank you for your help C³ Artisan Christopher

I have been a customer of TurnTex for just a short time and really appreciate the great service, both on orders and the  info communicated to me by Curtis!.

Just a great company to do business with.

Larry D Wagner

I recently ordered more Cactus Juice and the oven tamer II. I have had a chance to use these products and they are AWESOME! I have stabilized some spalted River Birch and some Willow burl. The oven tamer was easy to set up and worked flawlessly!!!!!

Now customer service, I changed my order after I had placed it. I emailed Curtis and he quickly changed it and sent me everything correctly. I am sold on the products and the service!

Thanks again for the great service!

Benjy

Order shipped same day as ordered Wonderful. Order packed very well ,had no leakage. Couldn't ask for any better service. Now I just need to find time to use the products. Thank you.

Richard Guyne

RGs Custom Woodworking

Altus, Ok. 73521k

580 471 0909

This is jug # 4 for me,  I cant say how much I love this product.

After 4 years, My .vacuum chamber seal had failed. Curtis offered to repair at no charge.  Now it works as good as new...Maybe better.   Thanks Curtis.

Great products,super fast shipping.I wanted to get started in acrylic handles for fishing rods, and I thought it would be easier to purchase your products instead of trying to replicate them. The quality is top notch band will definitely be re-buying again in the future.

Hi Turn Tex

The Cactus juice works perfectly and the shelve time is longer than you promise:) I have just ordered 2 gallons of Cactus juice and I received it only a few days later here in Denmark!! no problems.

Thank you for fine service.

Best regards Jens

We found Turntex's products and service to be exceptional. You will receive many more orders from us in the future.