Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
In this special guest demonstration we are joined by Curtis from TurnTex and Cactus Juice. He will be sharing all his knowledge and expertise about the process of stabilizing and dying wood.
Curtis is an industry leader, check out his bio here;
Curtis is the owner of TurnTex LLC, a small family run business located in Central Texas. Curtis is a pioneer and the leading authority in the field of stabilizing and casting and has been at the forefront of the industry with the following innovations:
Cactus Juice Stabilizing Solutions - The first to offer affordable DIY stabilizing resin and dedicated vacuum chambers for all types of stabilizing needs.
Alumilite Casting Resin - The first to start using Alumilite Casting Resins for woodturning and helping make it a mainstream casting product.
Alumilite Clear Casting Resin - This formulation of Alumilite Casting Resin is based on feedback from Curtis to the owner of The Alumilite Corporation. Curtis did all of the initial testing to develop the current product including testing 7 different versions until the properties that are important to woodworkers were achieved.
Worthless Wood - Otherwise commonly referred to as hybrid blanks, the technique of casting wood and resin combinations to form a unique blank was originally created and shared with the woodturning community through an article Curtis wrote entitled "Worthless Wood - Salvaging Otherwise Worthless Wood with Pressure Casting". The technique has been used by thousands of craftspeople around the world since his original article.
Original Cactus Blank™ - Curtis was the first to cast prickly pear cactus in Alumilite Resin to create unique blanks for penturning, knife making, and other uses.
Curtis is also a lapidarist and silversmith who makes beautiful pendants from stones that he mines.
To purchase his products:
turnerswarehouse.com/collections/cactus-juice
Here is a link to his Website:
turntex.com
Follow Curtis on FB:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057847502174
Follow Curtis Lapidary on FB:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584319226707
In this special guest demonstration we are joined by Curtis from TurnTex and Cactus Juice. He will be sharing all his knowledge and expertise about the process of stabilizing and dying wood.
Curtis is an industry leader, check out his bio here;
Curtis is the owner of TurnTex LLC, a small family run business located in Central Texas. Curtis is a pioneer and the leading authority in the field of stabilizing and casting and has been at the forefront of the industry with the following innovations:
Cactus Juice Stabilizing Solutions - The first to offer affordable DIY stabilizing resin and dedicated vacuum chambers for all types of stabilizing needs.
Alumilite Casting Resin - The first to start using Alumilite Casting Resins for woodturning and helping make it a mainstream casting product.
Alumilite Clear Casting Resin - This formulation of Alumilite Casting Resin is based on feedback from Curtis to the owner of The Alumilite Corporation. Curtis did all of the initial testing to develop the current product including testing 7 different versions until the properties that are important to woodworkers were achieved.
Worthless Wood - Otherwise commonly referred to as hybrid blanks, the technique of casting wood and resin combinations to form a unique blank was originally created and shared with the woodturning community through an article Curtis wrote entitled "Worthless Wood - Salvaging Otherwise Worthless Wood with Pressure Casting". The technique has been used by thousands of craftspeople around the world since his original article.
Original Cactus Blank™ - Curtis was the first to cast prickly pear cactus in Alumilite Resin to create unique blanks for penturning, knife making, and other uses.
Curtis is also a lapidarist and silversmith who makes beautiful pendants from stones that he mines.
To purchase his products:
turnerswarehouse.com/collections/cactus-juice
Here is a link to his Website:
turntex.com
Follow Curtis on FB:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057847502174
Follow Curtis Lapidary on FB:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584319226707
