Awesome.
A few others I have made since I last posted.....a small bark on natural is in my shop drying at the moment too.
Most are made from oak and maple trees from our yard.
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I consider this one my peak at making:
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Kept, one of my favorite to shoot:
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I use Tried & True brand from Lee Valley.I'll have to look up "Danish oil", as it looks like something that would work out great for a project I never finished, no pun intended.
Does it actually dry after rubbing it on? I'll take a picture of my cane I made from a piece of a limb of a "Harry Lauder's walking stick tree that was planted by my Father In Law. Crazy looking thing, but so am I. I've got some of Linseed Oil I took before his estate sale. That might work...I use Tried & True brand from Lee Valley.
Yes, it dries. It doesn't give it a clear poly coat like some other finishes. I follow the directions, but it's basically: apply light coat with rag, let sit a while, rub off....repeat until 4-5 times or until it won't accept any more oil. It can be reapplied in the future as needed. It is not a waterproof finish, but is water resistant.Does it actually dry after rubbing it on? I'll take a picture of my cane I made from a piece of a limb of a "Harry Lauder's walking stick tree that was planted by my Father In Law. Crazy looking thing, but so am I. I've got some of Linseed Oil I took before his estate sale. That might work...
Oil varnish mixes like this are a very nice way to finish for a couple of reasons in my mind.Yes, it dries. It doesn't give it a clear poly coat like some other finishes. I follow the directions, but it's basically: apply light coat with rag, let sit a while, rub off....repeat until 4-5 times or until it won't accept any more oil. It can be reapplied in the future as needed. It is not a waterproof finish, but is water resistant.
It penetrates the wood. I apply multiple coats. It doesn't change the color of the wood much, just brings out the grain.
As @Chandu said, it's basically a Linseed oil.
Very pretty stick you've got there. I have a yard full of oak, I should be on the lookout. Also have a couple of elms, but they are smaller and not into losing branches big enough. I suspect elm would make a nice one too.Made a slim, curvy, backyard oak last weekend and finished oiling this week.
Rasps, files, knives, hand sanded to 3k, Danish Oil 4-5 coats.
Added banding grooves, brass lanyard hole and branded makers mark on butt end.
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The thrill of hurting your brother is only trumped by the feeling of begging him not to tell mom....As a kid in the late 50s/early 60s, we didn't have the money or know-how for sling-shots. We would cut up an old inner tube, stretch one band over a piece of 1x2 wood, to anchor half a clothespin trigger at the other end, and shoot each other with inner tube bands. They didn't travel as far as a sling shot, but if you stretched them far enough, they still hurt like hell.
Thanks for bringing up worthless animals and nuts!I grew up with wrist rockets and blackbirds and their nests in pine trees. To heck with marbles and rocks. Dad always wondered why he kept running out of 1/2 inch nuts.
They make a cool sound going through the air.