June 16th Session Responses:
Andy Postlewaite: regarding the discussion about pressure pots, I followed one of the demos on YouTube to transform the relatively inexpensive pressure paint pot from Harbor Freight into a pressure pot. The process is cheap and pretty easy to do, although I have a slight leak that I have to fix in one of the fittings. But I wanted to say that it's not a complicated operation.
June 16th Session Notes and Links:
Phil Hauser
Bush Oil- really pops the grain
Finishing Walnut - sanding sealer, two coats, then polish with Beall Wheel, for more gloss wipe on poly
Deft Sanding Sealer- buy 6-12 cans on the internet with wipe on poly on top
Walnut oil for salad bowls, but it darkens the wood
From Bob Collins
Andrew Pearce makes bowls in Hartland, Vermont. A great place to visit! They use walnut oil.
Nate Favors used equal amounts of Tung oil, orange oil and mineral oil.
Michael Kehs likes Danish Oil
Rubio Monocoat works very well, although Bob Aramant suggests Odie’s Oil is equally good and doesn’t smell.
Mike Mahoney’s Walnut oil with wax on top
Gary Hoffman
Likes Captain Eddie’s Shine Juice. Just mix in alcohol with only what you will use.
Captain Eddie’s method with CA glues look great, but in his experience it peeled away.
Bob Crowe
Tried and True takes a lot of elbow grease, but comes out great.
Points out there are two types of finish- penetrating (Tung Oil) and film forming (Waterlox).
Recommends only penetrating oils for salad bowls
EEE Friction Polish, a mild abrasive with wax. Great finish. Meant to be overcoated with something like Shell wax.
Mohawk makes a coating that goes over wax to seal it
Tom Gall
Waterlox was his favorite finish for 25 years for non-food applications
Zinsser Shellac spray and then 2 coats of Waterlox
Velvit Oil great on maple walnut and cherry , all burls, won’t gel like Waterlox. Dries overnight.
Bob Aramant
Likes Odie’s Oil
Also likes EEE and Mylands Friction Polish. Check out Penn State Industries.
Sebastian Montagano
Walnut Oil
Yorkshire Grit is an abrasive paste, hard to get, by Martin Sabin Smith
Hampshire Sheen is used on top, World of Wood Texas also has Yorkshire Grit
Dave Nowicki
Wipe On Poly by Minwax with and undercoat of shellac
Frank Huttenlock
Formby’s friction wax, Danish Oil, and his own mix of 2/3 wipe on poly and 1/3 mineral spirits for better penetration
Bill Davis
Crystal Coat- a friction coat applied while it’s on the lathe
Mahoney’s Oil
Food Safe Finishes
Bob says there are no standards for food safe finishes
Here’s a Woodsmith article on “food safe”- once cured, most finishes are food safe
Behlen’s Salad Bowl Finish
General Finishes Food Safe Finish
Bruce Quigley- bee’s wax mixed with about 30%Mineral Oil, mixes this ratio in a water double boiler
Stains and Dyes
Tints for epoxies: Mixol Universal Tint or Black Diamond Tints
Ward showed oil paints with Tung Oil and a little Japan Drier
Gil Malave
Dark wood- oils
For Maple- Woodturners Finish, water based
Danish Oil, Aussie Oil for Jewelry
Nick Agar makes a great spray can lacquer