Shellac is one of the oldest finishes known to human kind. They make it from the shells of beetles that they crush up and dissolve in alcohol. I'd say it would...
I think shellac is great on any instrument. I have a Wunderlich Boucher model that's finished in shellac, and it looks very appropriate in my opinion. Dave...
this is all fascinating - id never come across the fact that open-pored woods will cough up tung oil like that - defnitely something i would have taken into...
My comment on the character of the finish matching the character of the instrument came from a recollection of the work of a furniture maker I used to work...
Perhaps your statement "a mixture of tung oil and alcohol" is the problem. Tung oil requires mineral spirits (paint thinner) as a solvent, or turpentine....
As pointed out previously in a different way "tung oil" is not a precise term and can be very misleading. The oil from the tung tree is rarely sold as is...
... id=331941&sid=eBE47wCNY9 ... Clash, I may get my Traditionalist ticket pulled for this but I just couldn't hold my tung (oops). Since all my banjers are...
A few years ago, my friend Tony Pass told me about Tru-Oil. He is a master gunsmith and used it for many years for custom gun stocks. He used it for the first...
When folks get over-active refinishing 18th C, early 19th C pieces, very easy to remove several hundred thousands of dollars in value in the process, if not ...
addenda; I wrote re T'ung oil on one of the lists recently; it is damned dangerous stuff, used for molotov cocktails w/ a little gas, China, WW II, as ...
try chalk to pull oil out, repeatedly. acetone may also help pull the oil out. do this outside, with plenty ventilation!--- clashedcolors ... this is all...
Fellow Banjomakers: I also use TRU-OIL for banjos. It is easy to apply with a finger tip. It penetrates the wood, seals it, then builds up to form a tough...
Every one thinks I have the insterment done all I have to do is finish it! Wrong !! I think I am 1/2 done!!! As finish and setup is the most important part of...
Role up a rag soaked in oil varnish and put it in your garbage can and then get out the fire fire fighing equepentment and put out the fire !!!! I did this on...
Guns are using oil because of all the scratches the stock gets and you can restore the finish like new by using more oil that soften the old and blends in to...
1963 i attended "Benning School for Boys", Far across the Chatahoochie, across the Yubatoy, checked 000-28 in case with Q-master in basement/storage of one of...
Once again, we are using words that have multiple meanings. "Tru-Oil" is not an oil at all, but the brand name of a varnish formulated to work well as a...
Just wipe it on? No buffing? No steel wooling between coats? No final coat of wax? Interesting. I find tung oil easier to manipulate than teak oil. I'd...
Oil like finishes or wipe on are easy to use I agree but a good lacquer finish is fool proof to. You can use lacquer thinner and wipe it off and start again. ...
Todd Good hide glue huh !!! I think Straduvice would use tightbond glue if it was avable. There are still diehard hide glue people around but I am not one...
Sorry, did not go into alot of detail. Yes, I steel wooled between coats. I put 5 coats on each of the two necks I did and I am pleased with the results....
Thanks for the tip about Tru-Oil. It sounds great and I am going to try it very soon. As for wax... Wax does a few things, depending on what other finish...
I recently refinished a banjo neck with Tru-Oil, applied very thinly with bare fingertips, rubbed in, wiped off. 4 coats. It was very easy and the end result...
So far the banjos I have made are not intended to be bright and shiny. I play clawhammer with a group of folks that play alot of reenactments. I dont...
Did you buff out the wax? It says that it dries to a hard finish....this true? I live in central Texas, wher the heat and humidity can be a little much...
Sorry 'bout the potpourri post but that is the way it turned out. Got a note from Stu Jamieson lately to the effect that contrary to current rumors he isn't...
... your ... us ... this ... our ... a ... this ... and ... saying ... Greetings: Back in the states you have so many options. I use linseed oil on my finger...
