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BLO question

Tom Norton

On my test pieces I have been using some "aged" BLO. It is quite thick. I will be buying a fresh can for the project. Is it typical to thin before applying?

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I don't thin it


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John in NM

If its the stuff from the hardware store, you can get away without thinning.

Save that old can - from what I read in Shepherd's book BLO improves with age - and the best Watco I ever used was out of a half full, 20 year old can.

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Joe in a Cleveland suburb

FWIW Michael Desdner said to me during a WC Guest Chat:

Joe_in_Cleveland

Do you have a favorite technique to "pop" the figure in curly/tiger maple?

Dresdner

Soak with boiled linseed oil. And I mean soak. I'll soak for an hour or more, completely immersed, then wipe off everything and let the wood dry two days.

Joe_in_Cleveland Thin the BLO? Dyes?

Dresdner

I never thin BLO. There's no point to that. It is already a low enough molecular weight. And yes, dyes will also pop grain by coloring the end grain more than the flat grain. But for dyes it's a good idea to put them on, then wipe off, then resand the wood once the dye dries. That will open up the flats and make them lighter in contrast to the end grain areas (curls)

http://www.woodcentral.com/chats/dres_transcript140109.html

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Tom Norton

Thanks Joe! That was a good read.

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