Greg
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Post by Greg on Aug 3, 2011 19:52:34 GMT
Ok, so I have a non treated 65lb hickory longbow and I'm trying to decide if I want to use linseed oil or danish oil to offer some sort of protection to the elements.
Could anyone out there tell me any pro's or con's from using either one? I have both.
Also, the uses will likely extend to other things as well, so any information would be lovely.
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Post by Bradleee42 on Aug 3, 2011 22:36:43 GMT
Danish oil in general is very sticky and tacky. If you use it and there any dust or lint in the air, you'll almost need a polishing wheel to buff it out.
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Post by Greg on Aug 3, 2011 22:43:45 GMT
That is just when it's drying right? Or is that all the time?
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Post by chrisperoni on Aug 4, 2011 0:11:27 GMT
Greg,
Danish Oil can be made from differnt stuff including linseed oil. What's it say on your bottle? Is it made from tung oil or something else?
WIthout knowing your answer I would stick with the linseed oil as it's the old standard for gun stocks and natural finished woodworking. Light coats with a long time in between applications (one a day if you can stand the wait)- you can do a bit of fine grit sanding in between but might not even be needed if the wood doesn't 'pile'. For your bow I would even say to make it a habit to give it a quick coat each day for the next several weeks if you like.
You should know that linseed won't ever have the same 'sealing' properties of modern concoctions but this will begin to happen to some extent over the repeated applications.
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Post by Dampiel on Aug 4, 2011 0:33:49 GMT
Linseed oil how ever many coats you want, let it dry then rub with beeswax then buff with a soft cloth.
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Post by Bradleee42 on Aug 4, 2011 11:50:26 GMT
What they said...lol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 3:02:46 GMT
Hi Greg I use Watco Danish Oil. It is made by Rustoleum and can usually be found at Home Depot or Ace Hardware. Though it is often out of stock.
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Post by Greg on Aug 10, 2011 4:39:03 GMT
I had actually decided on the Danish oil in the long run. Sure linseed is all "how they did it back in the day"... but they also used leeches, so they didn't know everything Basically, I decided to take advantage of modern science and reap the benefits from it. But thanks for the info on the boiled vs nonboiled. Now that I know how it acts, I'll be able to better use it in future projects.
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Post by Aaron on Aug 10, 2011 16:30:13 GMT
We still use leeches for medical purposes today, so maybe they knew a bit more than we give them credit for.
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Post by Sam H on Aug 10, 2011 19:07:56 GMT
LOL! I was going to say that but you beat me to it!
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Post by Taran on Aug 22, 2011 2:38:07 GMT
We have started doing a lot of things they did way back when. Things we Stopped doing for a long time because "science had moved on and we know better now."
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