On 17 Nov 2004 16:35:45 -0800, (Konstantin)
wrote:

I want to make some sorf of a very customized finish of exotic hard
woods, like phernambuco and ebony.

OK, now you've confused me.

And I want to go through the
linoleum manufacturing process and see where can I alter it to suit my
particular needs.

One thing you'l need to alter is the drier used. The original recipe
almost certainly used a lead drier (commonplace for linseed oil in its
day) and this is now forbidden. Sadly lead-dried linseed has a
particular surface texture that can't be reproduced by other driers.

I tried googling the about linoleum but haven yet found the "process"
only general infos and some manufacturers.

You take linseed oil, cook it once with a metallic drier, mix it with
the filler materials (which you will probably vary), apply it to the
backing hessian (which you aren't using), then heat it again.

Most of this is oil-curing chemistry, which is described in several
sources. Bill Knight's pamphlet "Staining and Finishing for
Muzzleloading Gun Builders" is one of the most convenient for
woodworkers, "The Modern Gunsmith" (1930s) and Leighou (1942) are
others. I think oil basics will help you, but the specifics for
linoleum aren;t near enough to what you're trying to achieve.

Linoleum has many caracteristics that I find useful for the purpose of
finish instead of contemporaneous lacker/polishing techniques.

Like what ? Do you want linoleum, or just the surface of a cured
linseed ?

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