Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/13/05, 7:48 PM #1

tek
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Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

tek

>I've used Mike Mahoney Walnut oil on a couple of pieces now. So far I like it, because it seems to add less color of it's own, than a lot of other oils do. Also it doesn't seem to be as thick as a lot of other oils. I would think that it penetrates quite well. Does anyone have much experience with it? Should I use a second or third coat? How long between coats? What can I expect of it a month from now, or a couple of years from now? Does the oil yellow with age? How long does it take to set up? Do you recomend wax over it? Do any of you use Mikes Wax and Oil mix? What do you think of that?

Thanks

Tom

Re: Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/14/05, 1:19 AM #2

Bert Workman
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Bert Workman

>I've gone through a couple of quarts of the stuff and quite like it for the resons you mentioned. So far I haven't noticed any yellowing at all. As for the number of coats to apply, I usually apply several. The last piece I used it on was a spalted maple bowl and I ended up puting about 10 light coats on it. After a while it quits 'drinking' it in and that's when I know I'm close.

The oil wax mix is great for hand buffing but I don't know how to get a really glossy look with it. For softer looks it works great.

Bert

Re: Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/14/05, 2:28 AM #3

tek
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tek

>Thanks!

That's most of what I wanted to know. How long does it take for the oil to set up? Have you tried warming it up for better penetration? I think I'll order some of the oil wax mix soon.

Tom

Re: Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/14/05, 8:26 PM #4

Ron in Drums PA
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Ron in Drums PA

>How is Mike's Walnut oil different than other finishing walnut oil?

For that matter I can get walnut oil at my local supermarket for $6 a pint. Couldn't this be used also?

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2/14/05, 8:33 PM #5

RonZ
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RonZ

>The main point is not to get refined oil as there are drying issues. I can't find walnut oil here in Israel so I'm splurging for the Mahoney stuff and I'll see if I like it.

Re: Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/14/05, 8:40 PM #6

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Russ replied to an earlier post

tek

>Subject: Re: Walnut oil?

Posted By: Russ Fairfield grusserry@aol.com

Date: Saturday, 12 February 2005, at 10:38 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Walnut oil? (Doug)

There are two kinds of Walnut Oil, the one where the liquid molecules link together through polymerization to form the larger solid molecule, and the one where they don't.

Walnut Oil that is sold as a finish, either from Mahoney, an art supply store, or other source will polymerize into a solid.

The Walnut Oil sold in the grocery store as a salad oil is generally processed to stay as an oil in the liquid form. Would you buy it as a salad oil if it didn't?? If you do find an oil that is otherwise on the grocery store shelves, you just got lucky, and forming a gummy sludge is not a cured finish.

All nut or vegetable oils that do not polymerize into a solid will turn to some degree of "rancid" with time. The only one that I have found in the grocery store that doesn't is SUNflower Oil.

Re: Mike Mahoney Walnut Oil

2/14/05, 9:27 PM #7

Ron in Drums PA
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I missed that one, thanks.

Ron in Drums PA

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