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   jazzdogg | Jan 18, 2006 08:41am | #1

   Will garlic be doubly effective if you rub it on a stake intended to impale a vampire?

    

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   woodsmanplus | Jan 18, 2006 08:43am | #2

   That will give your wood bad breath(smile)I work mostly with exotic and burls.I make custum jewelry boxes and glue up and finishing errors are a no no.Anyway what I have been using for at least 10 years,thats about how long I have been working with this type of wood.I use acetone to prep the wood right before I glue up.It cost about 12.00 a gal and one gal goes a long way.So in short this home brew might work,but when working with exotic woods why gamble.Stick with the sure thing.Good luck.

   Ken

   
   

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   Edited 1/18/2006 12:44 am ET by woodsmanplus

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   RickL | Jan 18, 2006 06:19pm | #3

   Can't imagine how rubbing one oil on another surface is going to make the glue adhere better. I'd stick with lacquer thinner or acetone. Where did you ever hear that tip?  I think the web is often the misinformation highway. Kind of like reading a non scientific book wothout the research to back up the claims so you have to take things with a grain of salt. Teachers require students to only reference certain sites with credible backing.

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   mikegagne | Jan 19, 2006 09:34am | #9

   " wothout the research to back up the claims so you have to take things with a grain of salt"Grain of salt, rub of garlic? which is better? details at 10aloha, mike

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   Troy | Jan 19, 2006 09:21pm | #10

   Salt and Garlic always go well together :)Troy

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   SgianDubh | Jan 18, 2006 10:00pm | #4

   John, I've not heard that one, but buried deep in my memory there's something that says that rubbing garlic on brass inlays and stringing helps hide glue stick this ornamentation into the grooves and recesses created in the wood surface to receive them.

   Of course I could just be talking a load of old bollox and my memory might be playing tricks on me, but if you do feel like doing a bit of research in books and on the internet for me.............? Slainte.

   Richard Jones Furniture

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   jackplane | Jan 18, 2006 10:19pm | #5

   When working with teak, cocobolo and the like, I prefer to sautee a mix of fried onions,mushrooms, and ripe tomatos to remove the woods' oils.

    

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   Machinist60 | Jan 19, 2006 12:47am | #6

   Thanks for all your replies, the culinary information I'll file.  John.

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   eddiefromAustralia | Jan 19, 2006 03:39am | #7

   Hi machinist,

   I thought that this was an old wives tale at first, like most things garlic-related, but it looks as though there may be a grain of truth to it, you intrigued me enough to do a quick google search.

   here's some of the more credible links.

   http://www.ukic.org.uk/fw/cn/75-1.htm 

   http://home.pacbell.net/ebeniste/gluearticle.htm

   Looks as though it's also used as a fungicide in hide glue and to help [edit: brass/]gesso/gold leaf stick down, but the shop smells wonderful enough when I'm using hide glue without raw garlic added to the mix as well.

   Cheers,

   eddie

   
   

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   Edited 1/18/2006 9:46 pm by eddiefromAustralia

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   mikegagne | Jan 19, 2006 09:31am | #8

   I dont know about the finishing but garlic has kept werewolves away from my wood stash all these years....... ;-)

   aloha, mike

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   joinerswork | Jan 20, 2006 02:01am | #11

   mike,

   The children of the night, what lovely music they make.   Ahh, hahahaha

   Cheers,

   Ray Pine