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linseed oil /Tung oil floor finish?

Started by shinnlinger, August 02, 2011, 08:27:52 PM

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tule peak timber

My 2 cents, blo or tung oil thinned out ,,,add a small amount of Japan Dryer and it will make you smile.
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Walnut Beast


tule peak timber

Japan speeds things up with a reliable outcome no matter the temp. If you add a solvent poly component your smile gets wider. If you go to some of the larger wood working shows and pound the booths the chemist guys will be happy to share company formulas that are invaluable. Just saying,,,, ;D
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kantuckid

There are several wrong info's in this thread. For one thing, not all Tung oil finishes have poly in them. Tung oil can be the oil aspect of a conventional varnish, or it can be mixed in other ways. Boiled linseed oil isn't actually boiled but is processed to dry more easily and has driers'/additives added to assist drying. 
Linseed oil on a log wagon used outdoors is a means to feed the bad things on your wood you don't want and not a great idea. Might work if you'll ad some goodies that prevent molds. mildews, etc.. Thats what's done when linseed oil is a part of an engineered finish, not a simple concoction as seen in this thread. 
Waterlox is an old-time non-poly varnish that I really like but it's really pricey and getting more pricey. 
 
The Danish oils I mix in my shop I always add Japan drier to them. I really like the new poly-wipe finishes as they offer some of the depth you get with oil finishes given their lower viscosity and how they penetrate into wood. They also give us some of the ease with which oil finishes are applied vs. varnish and brush marks, dust in finish and etc.. I'm still a WATCO Danish Oil fan for many years now. I use it 1st, then wait 72 hours and go with whatever comes next. 
 A walnut log wagon sounds like something from the past-as in back when farmers used whatever they came onto for whatever. :D When I first moved to KY in1973, I saw a large sawmill in Morehead,KY with thousands of pallet top boards sawed into dead stacked piles and much was what I'll call #2 Common 4/4 walnut. I bought a pickup truck load of walnut from that pile. Not something you'd see now. 
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