On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:25:30 -0700, "Derek Hartzell"
wrote:

I want a good finish for my natural edge bowls. I've used tung oil, tung
oil mixed with mineral spirit and now use Daly's SeaFin Teak Oil which I
like a lot better than the other two. I also tried Formby's Tung Oil finish
and didn't really like it. It seemed more brittle and crystalline. I want
a penetrating type with oil, like an oil varnish to protect my natural edge
bowls. One criteria is a faster build than what I'm getting. Some bowls
like pine and birch may take up to about 7-10 coats. Most bowls including
apple, cherry and maple take at least 4 coats. One member of my local club
suggested TruOil and I'm leaning toward that based on good comments in the
archives. Any other suggestions? I'll be ordering the Russell CD's when he
intros the new one, but I need to get a gallon soon.

Thanks,

Derek




Make your own.

There's no fine line between danish oils and wiping varnishes and
brushing varnishes. the basic ingredients are an oil or 2, a solvent
and a resin (varnish).

get a can each of tung oil, linseed oil, paint thinner, turpentine and
a good hard gloss varnish. Don't worry about the gloss- it'll
disappear in the mix, but gloss varnishes are what you want for this.

a classic recipe is equal parts oil, varnish and thinner. start there
and adjust to your preference. you may want 2 or more mixes, a thin
one for the first penetrating layer and thicker ones to get build.