Thread: Natural wood finish

Am not a fan of plastic finishes such as CA or Polys,some are,sometimes it looks nice on certain things.
Certain woods Loose the natural glow when using syn finishes.IMO.
On my Brush handles I take them down to 800 grit,Than using Nut oils from walnuts and Almonds I polish with Pumice,than repolish with the same oils with Rottenstone, than 6 coats of ren-wax.
The nut oils penitrate deeply into the wood leaving a very protective finish,100% non-toxic.

Thanks for the info. I got several blades to make scales for, and I been looking at different ways to finish them. Again thanks!!!!!

If I lived closer to you Pixel, I'd send the kid to your house a couple of days a week to learn your skills. I wish there were these types of classes in schools. The other day I had to sign off on his schedule for next year, not one class for wood, mechanics or anything really worth a dang,,,sad it is,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

If I lived closer to you Pixel, I'd send the kid to your house a couple of days a week to learn your skills. I wish there were these types of classes in schools. The other day I had to sign off on his schedule for next year, not one class for wood, mechanics or anything really worth a dang,,,sad it is,,,,,

Thats to bad John,back in the day all schools had woodworking and metal shop classes.

Do you use the pumice and rottenstone as bricks or in a paste or so? Thanks for the info, I'll have to try this as well, if I can find renaissance wax in the Netherlands.

Originally Posted by Laurens

Do you use the pumice and rottenstone as bricks or in a paste or so? Thanks for the info, I'll have to try this as well, if I can find renaissance wax in the Netherlands.

I mix the pumice into a slurry,same with the R.S.both are in powder form.

Thanks, I was able to find both powders and wax!

Originally Posted by Laurens

Thanks, I was able to find both powders and wax!

Very good, A little go's a very long way.I bought a pound ea. of Pumice and R.S 30yrs ago,both containers are still over half full.
And ren-wax, get the smallest container you can find,the stuff lasts forever it seems.

Good to know, I was looking at medium-sized containers, but the smallest ones are quite a bit cheaper.

For any Dutch people who are looking for it as well, I found some here: puimsteenpoeder and ren-wax here: Micro-Kristallijne was. Haven't bought yet, so I cannot comment on the quality.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

If I lived closer to you Pixel, I'd send the kid to your house a couple of days a week to learn your skills. I wish there were these types of classes in schools. The other day I had to sign off on his schedule for next year, not one class for wood, mechanics or anything really worth a dang,,,sad it is,,,,,

I think the only reason my high school offered agricultural mechanics was where it was located, but what a service that was. I don't think they knew how valuable those classes were. Then again a lot of folks in that area probably grew up doing those types of things, and I wish for my kids' sake they'd offer those classes here in the city.

But back to the topic at hand - thanks Bill. There are lots of ways to finish wood so that's one thing I can always use more info on.