Recommendation? Real BLO

ithinkverydeeply

ithinkverydeeply

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Has anyone tried Vintage Brands, Axe Oil? It’s 100% boiled Flax Seed oil with no metallic drying agents. (Apparently the BLO you see in hardware stores isn’t even boiled?!)

I’m not into the Whole Foods naturalistic fallacy thing. But I deal with solvents at work all the time and can appreciate not absorbing a bunch of heavy metals and toxins through your skin.

Sorry if this is a repost or if this company/person is already on this forum. I’m just excited to have found pure BLO that is actually boiled!
https://www.vintageaxestore.com/axe-oil?chargeId=03e2546d-a659-4447-8929-d98e54ec319f

Interestingly they also have reproduced Plumb red handle dye and Plumb Permabond as well.
 
very cool. I've never used the store BLO for all the same reasons.

I use pure tung oil mixed 50/50 with citrus solvent. i've also mixed in pine tar for one handle, but am not sure if I'll do that again.

https://www.realmilkpaint.com/shop/oils/pure-tung-chinawood/

I think next time, I'll try their dark tung - as I'd like a little more color - which is why I tried the pine tar - but that stuff really really stinks.
 
Why go with the b at all and not simply the lo? In many ways speeding up the oxidation process is counter productive if the reasoning to begin with is protection. Subsequent applications atop the boiled version are also less effective as they don't adhere to one another as well. Quite the opposite the case with lo as the layers bind, (good rubbing to generate heat), and establish improved protection and a better look over time. Eliminating the b will allow the oil to continue to get deeper and deeper into its wood, this is the great advantage. If it's time that is the primary factor then the tung oil is a better alternative, oxidizing faster than pure linseed oil. These prices are also most unappealing @ multiple tens of dollars/l. I think I paid 2 or three € and that only because I thought the farmer pressing the oil deserved something for his efforts. This is a good case where the less intensive production has the advantage all-round. Now, if I were mixing up some putty for setting glass I might reluctantly go for the b. in that case, depending on the weather.
 
If you've got the cash to spend on it then why not, you might just love using the product. Not sure where the better deal is, his stuff or the stuff from Sweden Peg linked, but perhaps you also like keeping the money in the State's economy. Grab some and let us know how the transaction and user experience goes ;)

I love the t-shirts for sale on the page! I have been looking for some Axe related merchandise to wear but at $35USD a t-shirt it is a fair bit more then I like to pay for one (and another $35 for shipping). Has anyone come across any other websites that sell Axe related merch?
 
Blue Sasquatch said:
Who is this joker? He bought a couple axes that I listed on ebay cheap to reduce my inventory, then took my exact text summarizing the axes and used them in his listing, what a crook.
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And quadrupled the price? Sad. I don't think he will be posting here anymore..
 
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