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Yeah buddy !

Nothing beats an oil finish. Looks much better.

I was flashing back to your boar hair knot removal thread thinking the same thing. but ..ohhhhh the pucker factor working around that shavemac !

Very interesting.

Thanks for the info, Im reading up on that stuff right meow.

INGREDIENTS
Based on natural plant oils and waxes (sunflower oil, soya oil, thistle oil, carnauba wax and...

Gotcha.. It seems figured out, cold temps applied CA and then once it warmed up it crazed. Yeah Im on the no CA train as well. I have it in the shop but I try to avoid it as a finish. I will try on a...

Good looking brush.

When you say stabilized, do you mean really stabalized like from K&G , or do you mean soaked under vac at home?
I assume you are talking about the crackle finish......

Nice !

Shavemac in buckeye burl should be a sweet brush!

Nice !

Danish oil is great stuff, really makes a hunk of wood look warm and classy. Looks great. Thats a big ole knot! What knot is going in there?

DOH!

You are not alone

I think you and I may have been cussing out the lathe at the same time today hahaa
Made this today 248828

I had a feeling it wasn't going to work out.

Thats why I usually avoid CA. I messed up a couple really nice calls trying to get it right, some came out great and some looked like your end grain there.

On real dense/oily woods I had...

Good info there!

Looks too easy not to try again, seems the key is very quick light coats, and very light sanding. I just turned a couple more brushes yesterday, and may have to give it...

Brush looks great! That knot looks like it's nice and firm.

On the CA finish I am curious to hear what some of the more experienced turners have to say .

Id think you could carefully touch...

Right on thanks, thats my next addition. Will surely speed thing up and make life easier.

Looking good man!!

I was at Woodcraft yesterday and had a hunk of that in my hand. That will look great all polished up. I just took a break in the shop to check out the board, covered in...

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

My Shavemac is still in the mail, feel like a little kid checking the mail every day hahaa