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- From: corun@access.digex.com (Corun MacAnndra)
- Subject: Re: Care & Feeding of Staves
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:34:38 GMT
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- In article <lgfr0sINN97u@news.bbn.com> dhardin@bbn.com (Dawn Hardin) writes:
- >In article <1e527jINN917@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, jmm25@po.CWRU.Edu (Jessica M. Mcgeary) writes:
- >>
- >> What we were wondering is, what kind of oils do you
- >> recommend using on staves besides linseed oil? Anything special we should
- >> do to them?
- >
- >I'm not sure if this would work as well on a large-scale project, but it
- >worked great on the wands I've made. I rubbed oil of patchouli on my oak
- >wand and carnation essential oil on my hawthorne wand. It polished them
- >beautifully and the smell lasted for months. I've redone them several
- >times now. Both wands are 2-3 years old now, so it looks like essential
- >oil doesn't hurt the wood. And the smells have really sunk down in by
- >now.
-
- I used to work with a cabinet maker many years ago, and he used linseed
- oil on all of his work. This can be gotten easily and cheaply at any store
- that caters to the woodworker, i.e. lumberyards and hardware stores. My
- friend used to take the linseed oil and some beeswax, and heat them together
- in a double boiler until they mixed. He'd then brush this on and rub it
- down with a soft cloth. It adds a beautiful luster to the wood as well as
- acting as a preservative.
-
- Bb,
- Corun
-
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