Boiling driftwood question

[Scarlet knight]

I haven't tried this, so I was wondering if when you boil driftwood, does it make it dense enough to sink on it's own?

I am used to seeing/using driftwood mounted to slab slate.
I currently am using some African driftwood I bought on-line, that sinks on it's own.
I have found a piece of driftwood that I like that wasn't mounted and floats. I have been soaking it in a bucket refreshing the water every few days to discard of tannins. I was wondering if boiling would cure it's buoyancy?

 

[ejaramillo01]

No neccesarily, some driftwood takes months to sink...

 

[mfdrookie516]

Some driftwood never sinks. I've never boiled any, so I couldn't say... but if you tie it down to a rock that's heavy enough, it'll stay there.

 

[calico.100mph]

Malasian(sp) wood

Some driftwood never sinks. I've never boiled any, so I couldn't say... but if you tie it down to a rock that's heavy enough, it'll stay there.

I have boiled all of my wood and it all sinks. I use a maylasian(sp) from my LFS. it does become a little flaky though.

Good luck.

 

[SteveChiller]

I boiled some drift wood last night and most sank. I need to boil the others some more. The were bigger pieces.