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    Quote Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY View Post
    I saw this on youtube the other day and thought of trying it. Although I have been trying to get away from hard surface coatings, they are very durable and very waterproof.
    Hmm... I never would have thought of combining CA and linseed oil. I'm going to have to give that a try.

    Thanks for posting that vid Andrew!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    Hmm... I never would have thought of combining CA and linseed oil. I'm going to have to give that a try.

    Thanks for posting that vid Andrew!
    I have heard woodworkers praise it, and have heard some having issues due to a supposed chemical reaction with the linseed and CA...something about possible toxic fumes? Not sure haven't tried it myself, but I know some of the blue shop paper towels will begin to smoke and give off toxic vapors with CA ( I personally found this with loktite and gorilla glue...pretty narly stuff).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    Hmm... I never would have thought of combining CA and linseed oil. I'm going to have to give that a try.

    Thanks for posting that vid Andrew!
    At one time I used linseed oil and CA, but found that my finishes weren't coming up glossy, it's good for a satin finish IMO
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trimmy72 View Post
    At one time I used linseed oil and CA, but found that my finishes weren't coming up glossy, it's good for a satin finish IMO
    That might not be that much of an issue with a brush.
    I'm wondering whether tung oil (which I have) might work instead of the linseed oil (which I don't).
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    Quote Originally Posted by irish19 View Post
    That might not be that much of an issue with a brush.
    I'm wondering whether tung oil (which I have) might work instead of the linseed oil (which I don't).
    All you can do is give a shot...

    I wanted to add to post #10
    Hardwoods like ironwood turn out awesome, oily woods like walnut or cocobolo are a pain, and everything else seems to go all right just with a CA finish.
    I made a brush and razor set over the summer out of Paduak and the finish turned out really well, the razor I got back due to the defective razor head was made from the same piece of wood, but this time it was made during the winter. I'm leaning more & more toward the cold affecting the CA finish
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