what to put on my spoons
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I submerse the entire spoon for quarter of an hour and leave to drip dry. I got the best results that way rather than dabbing or wiping.
cool i was going to leave it for a hour
I've found that you can soak them too much. Depends on the wood of course, but fifteen minutes to half an hour works best for me. Might need a wipe down a week or so later with the oil, but that is rare.
robin wood
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Short answer is I favour walnut or linseed and explanation of why is here http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-is-best-oil-for-treating-wood.html
Ikea sell a mineral oil to use on chopping boards that doesn't go rancid, it costs a couple of quid a bottle and so far I've used it on 4 wooden chopping boards, one of which is about 2 foot square, and to regularly recover the wooden handle of my homemade knife. I've so far used nearly half a bottle and if you want it to cover your spoons it'll probably last nearly forever.
Biker
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Excellant article Robin, thanks for that. I thought boiled linseed oil was best for food stuffs. Now I know better. I'd got it bassackwards.
I read an article years ago that mineral oil was used on leather strops for best edge on straight razors. I have the strop and the razors but no mineral oil, now I know where to get some, Thanks Norton. Just need to find an Ikea in France now.
Good luck with the spoons Lab72
I read an article years ago that mineral oil was used on leather strops for best edge on straight razors. I have the strop and the razors but no mineral oil, now I know where to get some, Thanks Norton. Just need to find an Ikea in France now.
Good luck with the spoons Lab72
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robin wood
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Mineral oil is sold in chemists in the UK as "liquid paraffin" or "paraffin oil" this is the liquid version of paraffin wax ie candles and quite different from paraffin/kerosene. If you ask for 5l they may tell you not to use it all at once as it is mainly sold as a laxative. I used to make dubbin made with beeswax and liquid paraffin melted together to give a soft paste
Biker
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Thanks Robin. I've just copied and pasted that "recipe" and saved it for future reference. I've got a 1lb block of beeswax in a drawer in my workshop, got it from my grandfather 25 years ago. Never knew what to do with it, dubbin for leather sounds like a great idea. I'm in the UK in 3 weeks time so a visit to chemistery is in order methinks. Thanks.
Lab72 y'know those spoons look pretty damned good. My first one was sacrificed to the gods as a burnt offering hoping they'd bless me with some skills in the area... Judging from my second attempt my prayer was ignored. The Gods are so fickle :togo:
Your ones look very good. Well (expletive) done!
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