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Bob's famous half-right rule. Half of what you hear about finishing is true. You just don't know which half.
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Three things about oil finishes and closely related oil-varnish finishes. The latter is simply a blend of (three things) oil (usually linseed) varnish (alkyd, urethane, or phenolic or a mix of these) thinner The proportions vary a lot and these three things mix in any proportion the manufacturer or you want. You can even make your own; most people start with equal amounts of each. When I was a newbie, I even took a commercial Danish Oil and added varnish to it to "beef it up a bit." Oil and oil-vanish blends are probably the most mislabeled or mislea
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TGIF : “Oil” finishes July 11, 2017 This week we explore “Oil Finishes,” that I put in quotes because it is probably one of the most mis-labeled* and myth-filled types of finishes. What is an oil finish? There are two true oil finishes in common use, linseed (oil extracted from the seeds of the flax plant) and tung oil (oil extracted from a nut from China). Raw linseed oil, while available, is seldom useful because it takes weeks to cure. Boiled linseed oil, sometimes called BLO (that is not boiled*), sometimes called BLO, but contains metallic driers that he
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TGIF : “Oil” finishes July 11, 2017 This week we explore “Oil Finishes,” that I put in quotes because it is probably one of the most mis-labeled* and myth-filled types of finishes. What is an oil finish? There are two true oil finishes in common use, linseed (oil extracted from the seeds of the flax plant) and tung oil (oil extracted from a nut from China). Raw linseed oil, while available, is seldom useful because it takes weeks to cure. Boiled linseed oil, sometimes called BLO (that is not boiled*), sometimes called BLO, but contains metallic driers that help
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