AndrewB Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) Okay, so my wood bowl finish has already begun to congeal and it wont be long before it goes bad entirely. I got some good use of it while it lasted. Oh well, I'll have to order more at some point. How ever I still have a ton of boiled linseed oil left. I've heard rumors that the stuff tends to rot because it is a plant based product made from crushing plant seeds. How ever I'm wondering if any of you had any problems with it via turning pens and using it as a finish. Thanks. Edited August 10, 2020 by AndrewB Cal and FlGatorwood 2 Quote
lew Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 A drop of BLO on a paper shop towel followed by a drop of thin (or medium) CA. High speed pen rotation. One swipe over the entire length. Repeat 10 to 30 times. Finish off with micromesh pads. HandyDan, FlGatorwood and Cal 2 1 Quote
AndrewB Posted August 10, 2020 Author Report Posted August 10, 2020 Main problem being I don't have much CA left at the moment I've got more on order..... Cal and FlGatorwood 2 Quote
lew Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndrewB said: Main problem being I don't have much CA left at the moment I've got more on order..... IHO Starbond is the best you can get. Order directly from their website. FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote
AndrewB Posted August 10, 2020 Author Report Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) I'm going to give the CA finish a try as well today with what I have left. It will be being recorded. Found this video to be very useful. Edited August 10, 2020 by AndrewB FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote
AndrewB Posted August 10, 2020 Author Report Posted August 10, 2020 Okay.... Boiled Linseed Oil and CA glue finish I am completely happy with going to use that method from now on. I'm quite impressed with how fast it dries and sets up. Cal and FlGatorwood 2 Quote
HandyDan Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 Boiled linseed oil doesn't go bad as far as I know. I have some that is at least 20 years old and is still good. FlGatorwood, Gunny and Cal 3 Quote
Larry Buskirk Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 41 minutes ago, HandyDan said: Boiled linseed oil doesn't go bad as far as I know. I have some that is at least 20 years old and is still good. Ditto. FlGatorwood, Cal, Gunny and 1 other 4 Quote
FlGatorwood Posted August 10, 2020 Report Posted August 10, 2020 I agree with Dan on BLO. I have finished many projects with BLO and I have never had a negative issue with it. Maybe, I'm just lucky. But, those who receive products such as pizza cutters, ice cream scoops, bottle openers, cheese slicers and such finished with BLO have never made any comments to me other than they like it. I have never mixed it as shown in the video. I normally just put on a coat of BLO, wait a couple of days and go back with a few coats of CA glue. Maybe, I am screwed up. After all, I use a Shopsmith for a lathe. HandyDan, Gunny, Larry Buskirk and 1 other 2 2 Quote
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