Thread: Linseed Oil on Strops?

The tried and true recipe is 1:1:1 Boiled (Oxidized) Lineseed oil, Turpentine, Beeswax. And don't try to boil the oil yourself. Search the forums, Lineseed has been discussed before.

Nenad

Originally Posted by superfly

The tried and true recipe is 1:1:1 Boiled (Oxidized) Lineseed oil, Turpentine, Beeswax. And don't try to boil the oil yourself. Search the forums, Lineseed has been discussed before.

Nenad

Interesting! Does the beeswax just disolve or do you have to do something to get it into solution? If so, what?

How about coachaline on a strop? My father used to use this on his rifle straps - I seem to recall that it was greasy stuff, but did a good job on the leather. Any reason why it might not be applicable to strops?

Jimbo I don't know the toxicity of the substance, otherwise I don't see any issues for the leather.

Originally Posted by Howard Wallace

Interesting! Does the beeswax just disolve or do you have to do something to get it into solution? If so, what?

Just melt the wax in a double boiler, not direct heat, and stir in the turpentine and linseed oil. When cooled, it should turn into a thick paste. Store covered to prevent the turpentine from evaporating. Apply over one coat of linseed oil as a primer.

Nenad

Here's a nice historical reference of linseed and tung oil in the military. It also has the kewl linseed, beeswax and turpentine recipe towards the end of the file...

http://www.jouster.com/Bulletin/TUNG.htm

Nenad

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Jimbo I don't know the toxicity of the substance, otherwise I don't see any issues for the leather.

Cheers. Might try it on an older strop and see how it goes/report back.

James.

Originally Posted by superfly

Just melt the wax in a double boiler, not direct heat, and stir in the turpentine and linseed oil. When cooled, it should turn into a thick paste. Store covered to prevent the turpentine from evaporating. Apply over one coat of linseed oil as a primer.

Nenad

Thanks. I usually mix with turpentine but haven't used beeswax before.

Originally Posted by superfly

Here's a nice historical reference of linseed and tung oil in the military. It also has the kewl linseed, beeswax and turpentine recipe towards the end of the file...

http://www.jouster.com/Bulletin/TUNG.htm

Nenad

That is a similar recipe used by myself for caulking cotton dressing and seam primer. A variation on that makes a great deck seam putty for vanished boat decks

PuFF

Hi guys,
I'm, new here and find this site very interesting. This will be my first post so I don't know if I'm pushing the right buttons. We'll see.

If I remember right I read in a leather workers magazine that linseed oil will make leather crack. I think you can use it if you want your leather item look really old.

Can you get cold pressed linseed oil in North America? It has a smaller molecular structure and penetrates wood better than hot pressed boiled oil. It is also free of the antioxidants that are released when it is hot pressed. It is like the extra virgin olive oil of linseed oils.