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07-23-2008, 10:10 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2008
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|  Help!! I keep hearing about dipping works in oil. What kind of oil are we talking about? and where do I get it? I am thinking that oil dipping will be so much easaier to get into all the small cuts on some of my fret work . Any help will be greatly apreciated Thanks, D,J, |
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07-23-2008, 10:44 AM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | I use Watco Danish Oil while a lot of folks use Formby's Tung Oil or a 50-50 mix of Boiled Linseed Oil and Mineral Spirits. All should be available at any decent hardware store or the BORG.
__________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671 A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson |
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07-23-2008, 10:45 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007
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| Well lets talk about oils. There are many diffrent oils out there. Boiled Linseed Oil, Danish Oil, Tung Oil. These are some of the most popular ones. You should be able to locate any of these oils in Lowes, or Builders Square or perhaps your local hardware store if you do not have one of the others in the area. Oils are fairly easy to use but are not for all kinds of wood. If your wood is waxey or oily it will not penatrate well. There tends to be low oder with them. There are also some wipe on Polyeurathane that work a bit like oils. Most of the oils will change the color of the wood a bit so test a piece 1st. I am sure that there are more informed folkes out there that have used and are using oils more than I have, that is one of the great things about this board, ask a question and get a TON of info. DW |
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07-23-2008, 03:05 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: washington state
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| I also use Watco Danish oil on almost all items i make from baltic birch, it does indeed darken the wood. . . on the other hand i really like the fact it seems to bring out wood grain. . |
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07-23-2008, 04:53 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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| Hi D.J. I use both. Keep in mind that Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO) takes much longer to dry (days) and cure (weeks or months).
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07-23-2008, 07:46 PM
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| Wood Mauler  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah
Posts: 641
| I always dip fretwork in Watco Danish Oil. I follow a rather lengthy process with fretwork but they come out nice.
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07-25-2008, 08:39 AM
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| Dino  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN
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| I am a Danish Oil Dipper. Be sure to remove all of oil that runs out of the fret work. Dean |
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