Tru oil vs French polish
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Hello all,

I'm working on making some hand planesĀ (that's my project this summer) and I know that the traditional finish is a french polish.

I'd rather find a finish that give a similar look but with greater protection and easier to apply.

I was thinking about Tru oil.

This will be going onto very oily exotic wood.

Any thoughts?
Peter

My "day job"
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If were finishing exotic oily wood not sure Tru-Oil would be my first choice after looking at section 3 of MSDS!

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/getattach...t.pdf.aspx

Would look for articles on finishing Exotic oily woods; especially species will be working with for tips, tricks, & techniques..

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articl...hardwoods/
Bill
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(05-02-2018, 02:28 PM)Wildwood Wrote: If were finishing exotic oily wood not sure Tru-Oil would be my first choice after looking at section 3 of MSDS!

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/getattach...t.pdf.aspx

Would look for articles on finishing Exotic oily woods; especially species will be working with for tips, tricks, & techniques..

http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articl...hardwoods/

Thank you very much for that.

I guess shellac it'll be.
Peter

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