<!-- m --><a class=\"postlink\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9H-ab57UIg\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href);return false;\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9H-ab57UIg</a><!-- m --> Here is a link on how to stabilize wood knife scales for the do it yourselfer. This is the cheap way. Of course, you can go out an purchase a vacuum pump and try to find some cactus juice. But, this is the cheap and easy way.