Skew ChiDAMN!!
17th April 2014, 04:45 PM
I have long been a fan of Danish Oil (actually I prefer a 100% Tung Oil but why be a pedant?) because of it's simple application, durability and ease of repairs. Plus I like the way it makes the grain pop!
Recently I ran out of supplies and had a small consignment of bowls that needed to be finished now. So, to the shed shelves!
Shellawax? Don't think so. Livos/Kunos/whatever oils? Nuh-uh. Brush some dust off a few bottles of asstd. woodturning finishes I bought over a decade ago... and shift them back to the back of the shelf. There are good reasons they're still nearly full bottles after so long! :rolleyes:
Shellac? Hmmm... shellac? :think: I use it a lot as a grain filler, but it is s'posed to a good finish in it's own right. Hmmm...
OK. Dab, dab, dab. Whoops! Rub, rub, smear... dab, dab, dab. Hey, this looks pretty good! Dab, dab, dab.
The bowls that needed to be finished "now" back then took several more days than I anticipated... as somehow applying a simple coat of Shellac has turned into a major exercise in teaching myself the art of French Polishing. :-
The thing is, silly mistakes and all, I think it's easier and quicker to apply than DO as it dries so much quicker, yet has just the same results. As a bonus, I can sit and watch TV with the Missus of a night and dab, dab, dab while she sew, sew, pokes.
I'm now a dozen turnings in and still haven't bought a new stash of DO. Why didn't anyone ever tell me about this before? :sigh:
Recently I ran out of supplies and had a small consignment of bowls that needed to be finished now. So, to the shed shelves!
Shellawax? Don't think so. Livos/Kunos/whatever oils? Nuh-uh. Brush some dust off a few bottles of asstd. woodturning finishes I bought over a decade ago... and shift them back to the back of the shelf. There are good reasons they're still nearly full bottles after so long! :rolleyes:
Shellac? Hmmm... shellac? :think: I use it a lot as a grain filler, but it is s'posed to a good finish in it's own right. Hmmm...
OK. Dab, dab, dab. Whoops! Rub, rub, smear... dab, dab, dab. Hey, this looks pretty good! Dab, dab, dab.
The bowls that needed to be finished "now" back then took several more days than I anticipated... as somehow applying a simple coat of Shellac has turned into a major exercise in teaching myself the art of French Polishing. :-
The thing is, silly mistakes and all, I think it's easier and quicker to apply than DO as it dries so much quicker, yet has just the same results. As a bonus, I can sit and watch TV with the Missus of a night and dab, dab, dab while she sew, sew, pokes.
I'm now a dozen turnings in and still haven't bought a new stash of DO. Why didn't anyone ever tell me about this before? :sigh: