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   willy | Apr 17, 2005 09:16pm | #1

   My polymerized (sp?) tung oil gelled  - - and someone on knots suggested filling the can with water to eliminate the air.  I'll try it when I buy a new can

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   roymark | Apr 17, 2005 11:54pm | #3

   To prevent tung oil and similar products from gelling in can after being opened, get a product called BLOXYGEN. It is a completly inert gas environmentally friendly yada yada. Before can of finish is closed give it a short puff of ol Blo and it will stay liquid forever.  Rockler and others stock it. Rockler's cat # 39562. About $10 a can but a can will last a long time. Much less mess than trying to fill vacant space with water. I don't make a penny off the stuff it has just been my experience that it works. I understand that it works well on a partially emptied bottle Mad Dog wine also.

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   willy | Apr 18, 2005 01:07am | #4

   Thanks Mark, I'll use it for my wine.

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   CharlieD | Apr 18, 2005 09:32am | #5

   ??
   "...partially emptied bottle...wine..." I have never heard of this. How does it happen?CharlieI tell you, we are here to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. --K Vonnegut

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   Biscardi | Apr 19, 2005 04:27am | #6

   The best  finish I ever got on Cherry was :

   1) boiled linseed oil

   2) orange shellac (dewaxed) 2 lb padded

   3) 3 coats of 1 1/2 lb white shellac padded

   4) pastewax

    

   Frank

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   AlbionWood | Apr 17, 2005 11:23pm | #2

   "Oil & shellac" usually means shellac over oil, but there is one method that actually combines them. It's described in Tage Frid's book, where it is called the 4-F ("Frid's Fast Fine Finish"). Basically, you wipe on a coat of oil, then brush on a coat of shellac; let sit until tacky, then quickly rub off all the excess with steel wool. I've done it, and it works - you get an appearance comparable to multiple coats of oil, in a few minutes. You can then wax it and be done, or pad on more shellac for a gloss finish.

   "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."  A. Einstein

   http://www.albionworks.net

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   ClevelandEd | Apr 19, 2005 05:17am | #7

   I use Sutherland/Welles Polymerized Tung oil for finishing a lot.

   A bit of an off topic question for you here, but you have some experience with the product.  I think that Sutherland/Welles or Garrett Wade claims the product is useful for floors.  My floor is a 150 year old poplar floor.  It's not a hardwood.  You see any advantage in spending the extra money and using this product?