Thread: EEE/shellawax vs organoil hard burning vs NC

EEE/Shellawax, less is more.

EEE/shellawax vs organoil hard burning vs NC all have a place. Try putting Shellawax on a fine & delicate spindle. I use all three and love wet slurry sanding with Organoil on bowls, Shellawax on toys and general production items, 30% NC for my laminated spin tops, lin lam bowls and show items. Astradot sandpaper - none better in my opinion.

You would agree though that a few hours with someone like cuts years of the trial & error learning.

Have a look here Evan. Keep practicing.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/usi...llawax-131234/

Looks like you have sound advice grass hopper


would like to see pics

Originally Posted by

Have a look here Evan. Keep practicing.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/usi...llawax-131234/

Gooooodd Stuff , really handy tutorial, have printed it off to take straight to the lathe

I use a couple of coats of Rustins danish oil. Then apply Traditional wax a day or two later. I guess its not as instant as the other things. But it is a beautiful result. And you can put more wax on later if you need to. Won a prize with it so must be ok. You can only shellwax things that are in one piece. If you a gluing finials on you need something to apply after. And I am a bit underwelmed by NC laquer. I reckon it looks and feels like plastic. Maybe you can't tell in a pic. But you can tell when you touch it.

Originally Posted by tea lady

I use a couple of coats of Rustins danish oil. Then apply Traditional wax a day or two later. I guess its not as instant as the other things. But it is a beautiful result. And you can put more wax on later if you need to. Won a prize with it so must be ok. You can only shellwax things that are in one piece. If you a gluing finials on you need something to apply after. And I am a bit underwelmed by NC laquer. I reckon it looks and feels like plastic. Maybe you can't tell in a pic. But you can tell when you touch it.

I am with Tea Lady on this one, have a bit of trouble with Shellawax here in the tropics, had a good talk to Neil at one of the WWShows about it, and also the cockroaches up here love it
rgds,
Crocy.

I think they are both good products. Strange as it seems I have found that the serviettes
at Maccas (free of course to the discerning diner) are terrific for putting on EEE & shellawax,
but more importantly, just excellent for burnishing. Fold a couple of times and hold firmly on
piece. Dont forget, throw them in a bucket of water when you finish, otherwise they could
spontaneously combust, if left around. Then to garbo. Drillit.

FWIW, NC lacquer for turners manually applied needs to be well diluted with thinners.

1:2 is a starting point. Wipe off excess immediately with clean rag or HD paper towel and then cut back with 0000 steel wool.