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Suggested finish on peppermills
I am turning some peppermills for Christmas gifts for my sons. I am using
Cherry, Cocobolo, Zebrawood and Canary. I am partial to oil type finishes such as Libron or Walnut or Tung Oil but am not sure about using that for something that will see at lot of hand contact while cooking and drinking. Any suggestions? TIA Russ |
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Suggested finish on peppermills
On 10/20/2010 8:30 PM, Russ Stanton wrote:
I am turning some peppermills for Christmas gifts for my sons. I am using Cherry, Cocobolo, Zebrawood and Canary. I am partial to oil type finishes such as Libron or Walnut or Tung Oil but am not sure about using that for something that will see at lot of hand contact while cooking and drinking. Any suggestions? TIA Russ Great gifts and a good question too as I am to make one soon. Hopefully someone has a good answer. |
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Suggested finish on peppermills
On 10/20/2010 04:30 PM, Russ Stanton wrote:
I am turning some peppermills for Christmas gifts for my sons. I am using Cherry, Cocobolo, Zebrawood and Canary. I am partial to oil type finishes such as Libron or Walnut or Tung Oil but am not sure about using that for something that will see at lot of hand contact while cooking and drinking. Any suggestions? TIA Russ I'd go with something like Formby's Tung Oil Finish. It's not pure Tung Oil, but an oil/varnish mix (or I wiping varnish - can't remember which). Goes on thin so you can build the amount sheen you want, but dries hard so hand contact shouldn't be an issue... -- Kevin Miller - http://www.alaska.net/~atftb Juneau, Alaska In a recent survey, 7 out of 10 hard drives preferred Linux Registered Linux User No: 307357, http://counter.li.org |
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Suggested finish on peppermills
"Russ Stanton" wrote: (clip) Any suggestions? (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have used a product called "Linspeed" (as best I recall), sold in sporting goods stores for finishing gunstocks. It consists of linseed oil and lots of driers. You apply it by rubbing, and the more you rub the prettier it gets--thus handling improves the appearance. Gunstocks receive rough use, and it is possible to rub on new finish without blending problems. In case of severe scratching, a little sanding along with rubbing on Linspeed works well. |
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Suggested finish on peppermills
On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:40:37 -0800, Kevin Miller wrote:
On 10/20/2010 04:30 PM, Russ Stanton wrote: I am turning some peppermills for Christmas gifts for my sons. I am using Cherry, Cocobolo, Zebrawood and Canary. I am partial to oil type finishes such as Libron or Walnut or Tung Oil but am not sure about using that for something that will see at lot of hand contact while cooking and drinking. Any suggestions? TIA Russ I'd go with something like Formby's Tung Oil Finish. It's not pure Tung Oil, but an oil/varnish mix (or I wiping varnish - can't remember which). Goes on thin so you can build the amount sheen you want, but dries hard so hand contact shouldn't be an issue... Tried & True has a similar oil varnish mix that is totally non-toxic. That's what I would use. See: http://www.triedandtruewoodfinish.com/varnish.htm I don't work for them, I ran into their products while working part time at Woodcraft. I tried them and liked them. Another possibility would be dewaxed shellac. A little more durable and, if made from flakes, also non-toxic. -- Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw |
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