tung oil ???

[rsser]

Mike's right to be sceptical.

If it hadn't been too late, I'd have given you chapter and verse acc. to, well, let that slide.

DO is a generic term as it understand it, referring to a mix of varnish and oil.

I've used Rustins on my woodturnings, after having gone down a number of routes, and I like the low sheen effect so you can still see the figure, and I like the durability and the ease of application.

[Mike Jefferys.]

Pure tung oil canned up and available. It smells like a nut oil which you would put on your salad the first part of which is true. More later in the week - I'll give it a test as a friction polish

http://www.thewoodworks.com.au/detai...qskudata=C2891
Mike Jefferys

[barryr]

a pure nut oil - does that mean it's from pure nut's or it's purely to rub on your nut's ?

If the latter , please state the benefits (apart from the obvious , an excuse to rub your nuts ? )

[petert]

morning everyone, friday at last !...

has any body tryed using tung oil over brushed shellac, feast watson recommends it but i'v no idea how tough it is as a finish, i need a protective coating for the shelac, something that does not look plastic and i can wax later, thought the tung oil would be the go...

any tips , sugestions or experiences would be appriecated...

Cant say I've used it but the WoodWorkers America forum
http://www.woodworking.org/InfoExchange/
raves about Dave Knipfers "Rude & Crude" finishing technique. This involves Shellac then a mixture of Tung, Linseed and polurethane varnish. Claimed to really pop the grain and be tough. see link
http://www.kyler.com/index.php?optio...d=31&Itemid=49

[Tex B]

Peter,


I'll have to try the rude & crude. What the hell is Super Blonde Shellac? Anyone know?

Tex

I've found that in woodworking, as in life, a good finish can cover a lot of mistakes.

[Mike Jefferys.]

Where is BarryR when you need him for his take on this? Shellac is definitely not nut oil

Shellac is a naturally derived product from the exudations of the lac bug in south Asia. There are numerous formulations from raw hardly refined right through button, garnet, orange, white to super blonde de-waxed which is about as bleached and de-waxed as it gets. Sounds like something off Bondi beach I suppose?
Mike Jefferys