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finishes

  1. Zach LaPerriere

    Oil finish thickness

    I'm a traditionalist, or at least I've been accused of being one. I use finishes with no synthetic thinners. I'm moving away from walnut oil in favor of Tried and True Original finish, which is mostly linseed with some bees wax. I've also played around with Danish oil and their varnish...
  2. C

    Millies All-Purpose Polymerized Tung Oil

    Has anyone tried this finish and if so how is it? Drying time? Here is the manufacturer web link: http://www.sutherlandwelles.com/millies.html I heard about it on Serious Toolworks site where they also sell it...
  3. D

    spalted maple 10 inch bowl

    I am working on a 10 inch spalted maple bowl 10 X 4. I have tons of voids. I have read about filling the voids with various things and that may be what I have to go with. However, I am wondering about surface sanding to 600 and then applying CA for 3 or 4 coats and then polishing it with CA...
  4. Joe Cornell

    safety issues with white diamond and tripoli buffing

    I have started making wooden goblets (picasaweb.google.com/joeswoodart - honest comments appreciated) and finishing them with General Finishes Salad Bowl Finish. I have looked at the MSDS for white diamond and tripoli compounds on the web and it appears that tripoli is silicon dioxide (same...
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