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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2011, 08:27:17 pm »
I'm with Roger.  I use poplar all the time.  It cuts very well on the scrollsaw and I usually use Watco Danish oil and have had no problem with uneven finishes.

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2011, 10:15:23 pm »
this might be a really dumb question but what is BLO?

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2011, 10:28:42 pm »
Boiled linseed oil
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« Reply #18 on: June 05, 2011, 02:25:02 pm »
dgman, thanks for the info. Avail at HomeDepot or Lowes?

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2011, 03:23:48 pm »
Yes. Any paint department or paint store. I mix it 50/50 with mineral spirits. Keep it in an old mason jar. I have several old metal baking pans I use to soak my projects in. Let them soak for five of ten minutes, then wipe off the excess with a clean lint free rag. I use old tee shirts for this. I use compressed air to blow the oil out of small areas. I let the project dry on an old baking rack. Let the project dry for a couple days, depending on humidity, Then I topcoat with a semi gloss spray lacquer.
Make sure you don't leave your oily rags in a pile. lay them flat or hang them across a trash can till dry. The oily rags will build up heat and start a fire if they are piled up!
When I am done soaking I pour the oil back into the mason jar with a tight lid to keep it fresh for next time.
Dan In Southern California

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2011, 10:51:04 am »
Julie, when you use Watco Danish oil on poplar, do you use a sealer first?  Any special preparations?

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2011, 12:51:41 pm »
hey guys and gals.

did anyone try to use pigments in oil?

I.e. Alkanna root?

http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/category/dickcatalog/Pulver-und-Pigmente-3752_3756/detail.jsf

an other idea could be pine tar as pigment or finish, although as finish i guess it smears.( and smells)

http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product/705347/Pine-Tar-Furutjaera/detail.jsf

I guess there will be several other brands with oil pigment powder or paste?


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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2011, 05:08:55 pm »
John,  I do not seal the wood.  I dip it in Danish oil - let it sit on there for a few minutes - then wipe it off.  If I think it needs it, I will buff it down with brown paper and reapply the danish oil.  Then spray it with poly.

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« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2011, 12:58:50 pm »
Sanding with brown paper.  Now that's one I hadn't heard of.  I know of storing bowls turned form green wood in paper bags to control the drying rate for less cracking, but not sanding with them.  I will give this a try.

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2011, 01:39:01 pm »
Hey Tom, I have been using the brown paper bag for a long time. It works great between coats of spray lacquer. Cut a piece of the paper and fold it in half like you would a piece of sandpaper. It is like sanding with 600 to 800 grit sand paper without the grit residue. It's great for taking out any dust nibs in the finish and for a final polish.
Dan In Southern California

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Re: Darken BLO?
« Reply #25 on: June 09, 2011, 10:26:17 pm »
Thanks DGMan.  I will definitely try it.  I'm always unsatisified with the final finish i get, so definitely open to do this.

 

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