On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:52:42 GMT, Charles <[email protected]>
wrote:
Yeah, Woodcraft store sell them. They are damn expensive. I was there
on the weekend, wondering whether to buy and try one my project. But
there are many kinds/mixture of Tung oil. Can you explain how to use
them? I believe David Mark use Tung oil on most of his woodworking
shows.
>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:43:46 GMT, "C Carruth" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50 mix of
>>tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
>>
>>If not, where can I get plain tung oil? The nearest woodworking stores are a
>>LONG drive from my house.
>>
>>Thanks..
>>
>
>
>Mail order from Woodcraft would be one way to get some.
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> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:52:42 GMT, Charles <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Yeah, Woodcraft store sell them. They are damn expensive. I was there
> on the weekend, wondering whether to buy and try one my project. But
> there are many kinds/mixture of Tung oil. Can you explain how to use
> them? I believe David Mark use Tung oil on most of his woodworking
> shows.
>
>
>
> >On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:43:46 GMT, "C Carruth" <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50
mix of
> >>tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
> >>
> >>If not, where can I get plain tung oil? The nearest woodworking stores
are a
> >>LONG drive from my house.
> >>
> >>Thanks..
> >>
> >
> >
> >Mail order from Woodcraft would be one way to get some.
>
>
>
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I believe ace hardware stores carry tung oil. If a wiping varnish is your
aim adding oil to varnish isn't the way to go about it. All you need to do
is thin it down fifteen or twenty percent. Mixing one part oil, one part
thinner, and one part varnish would give you a Danish oil whose attributes
can be changed by varying the ratios a bit.
--
Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"C Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50 mix
of
> tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
>
> If not, where can I get plain tung oil? The nearest woodworking stores are
a
> LONG drive from my house.
>
> Thanks..
>
>
"C Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50 mix
of
> tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
>
Not usually. At least Formbys, Minwax and "Ace Hardware" brand Tung Oil
Finishes are a blend of goodies.
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:43:46 GMT, "C Carruth" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50 mix of
>tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
>
>If not, where can I get plain tung oil? The nearest woodworking stores are a
>LONG drive from my house.
>
>Thanks..
>
Mail order from Woodcraft would be one way to get some.
--
- Charles
-
-does not play well with others
I have read Bob's book, especially on Tung Oil. If I follow his advice I
shouldn't use Tung Oil as a finish. Yet I have seen many woodworkers finish
their most prized work in Tung Oil e.g. David Mark. Is Bob too biased?
Joe....
"Mike in Mystic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Get Bob Flexner's book "Understanding Wood Finishing" and all will become
> clear.
>
>
> "WD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:52:42 GMT, Charles <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, Woodcraft store sell them. They are damn expensive. I was there
> > on the weekend, wondering whether to buy and try one my project. But
> > there are many kinds/mixture of Tung oil. Can you explain how to use
> > them? I believe David Mark use Tung oil on most of his woodworking
> > shows.
> >
> >
> >
> > >On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 04:43:46 GMT, "C Carruth" <[email protected]>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >>Both HD and Lowe's only carry tung oil finish. I want to make a 50/50
> mix of
> > >>tung oil/poly as a wiping varnish - is tung oil finish the same thing?
> > >>
> > >>If not, where can I get plain tung oil? The nearest woodworking stores
> are a
> > >>LONG drive from my house.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks..
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >Mail order from Woodcraft would be one way to get some.
> >
> >
> >
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