new sharp toy, need recommendation on boiled linseed oil

[ICS]

The cosmetic bees way would definitely be better for your skin. LOL

 

[druid189]

The cosmetic bees way would definitely be better for your skin. LOL

lol...perhaps....but when i ordered it, i did so with the intent to keep unknown pollutants/contaminants out of the compound.

 

[Square_peg]

The recipe I followed calls for equal parts of beeswax, turp and BLO. Makes a stiff paste at room temperature. Best applied to a a warm object. An axe head recently cleaned by a wire cup brush is just the right temperature.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/archive/index.php/t-67852.html?

 

[Belgrath04]

How is it at repelling water? I have a cutter mattock I am about to hang.
Due to the nature of the tool it will be exposed to way more water than my axe.

 

[Remzy]

anyone got a good recepe for pine tar, BLO and turpentine mix? looking for quantities.thanks

 

[druid189]

How is it at repelling water? I have a cutter mattock I am about to hang.
Due to the nature of the tool it will be exposed to way more water than my axe.

My recipe posted up there ^^ is freaking awesome at repelling water. It works on everything dude....cloth, leather, wood and metals.

I used it on my nephew's cub scout backpack a few years ago. It's 10 or 12 oz canvas with leather strap attachments, belts and metal buckles. My bro-in-law questioned it being a "good enough" seal so I put half a ream of printer paper in it, closed it up and ran it over with the garden hose. The paper was completely dry.

Just make sure you coat the whole thing, paying special attention to seams. Work it into the cloth and hit it with heat as I described.

For wood, do the process twice. It's awesome stuff.

As for the metal bit, it will wear off because it's just a wax application with BLO and Turpentine. The turpentine will evaporate away within a day when exposed to air but the rest will remain. just reapply it to the metal after you dry the tool.