very cheap for 100% pure tung oil. I have no idea of the quality as I've never used it. I was quoted $249 for 5L sceneys tung oil recently, so I thought I'd give this one a go next time.
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At this price, I’m tung-tied
that is excellent - thank you for sharing
Knew of this oil. Never used, so Googled
Very good varnish medium. I always use this for natural look
Tastes way better than olive oil
what's the smoke point?
can you use it in a wok?
After reading about the best finishes to use on Huon pine I used Tung oil (from Bunnings) on two pieces I was working on recently. The way it brought out the honey and caramel colours, the variations in the timber and features like birds' eyes - without giving the timber that overly 'soaked' look - were simply stunning. Happy to upload shots that show the timber 1. neglected, 2. sanded, 3. oiled if anyone wants to see it.
Mind you, I've barely used 100ml of the litre I bought - perhaps because Huon pine is oily already? It doesn't need much.
Lovely wood, so deserves a good treatment.
What are you using the wood for?
It's a very fine grained wood I love. Watched a boat being built from it in Tassie. And went sailing on a 100+ year old Huon Pine boat there, while it was being repaired.
that sounds pretty special. My dad commissioned a surfboard maker to make a longboard out of some pieces of Huon pine he bought (over a decade ago). He spent a pretty penny before the project was done, but my word what a display piece.
It has a gorgeous smell.
I've slept with an offcuts, I love it so much.
Should make a good surfboard.
@INFIDEL: Agreed. I even keep the sawdust - the smell is divine.
sorry, missed your actual question about what I did. The largest piece I made into a coffee table. The smaller chunk my wife wanted as a chopping board that lives on our granite counter.
I kinda wince everytime I see her using a knife on that thing, but you know what they say about happy wife 😉
@MattyD: Hard to obtain these days, except from old fallen trunks left in forest.
A business operates in Tas recovering long dead trees from under water, in areas flooded to create dams.
An antiques dealer I knew in Hobart, would invite me for dinner & hope we spilt food on an old Huon Pine table he was restoring. A patina adds to the sale price!
Your wife's knife work could do the same, or at least smell nice 😉
@INFIDEL: Yep we visited and bought direct from the sawmill of the family that runs that salvage (Strahan, Tas). Phenomenal to think that it survives underwater indefinitely, utterly unaffected by rot or insects.
@MattyD: That is why it was a fantastic boat timber.
But being extremely slow growing & found only in Tas - it was always limited
Think I know that sawmill!
In Tas, Soldiers returning from WW1 were rehabilitated by sailing Huon Pine boats built for that purpose.
Met a local who repairs the few left. Just bumped into him in Hobart street & was invited to stay in his house built from trees he cut down, on his farm near Port Arthur.
Why I love Tasmania!
Spent over a year exploring, hiking mountains, & meeting interesting locals there.
As I've also done for over a year in Japan.
Usually outside cities, meeting people who continue using old skills passed down to them.
@INFIDEL: Morrison’s.
I spent a long time in there last time I was down that way choosing some pieces to bring back.
No idea what to do with them really, but I’m sure once they have dried I’ll come up with something..
@NinjaChicken: Was thinking of a rustic old mill further out. Considered that one on the dock was for tourists, so never visited.
Been in Strahan a few times, but not in over a decade. Travelled there with an award winning doco maker I met. Discussing his amazing experiences. Typical Tassie!
Enjoy your Huon Pine. A wonderful timber.
@MattyD: In Brissie, love to hang out with wood turners working with Champhor Laurel.
A nice smell, but nothing compared to Huon Pine!
It's pretty much a weed. So a good use
Neighbour had one come up in his garden. Seed dropped by bird from massive trees 500m away on creek.
Hmm linseed oil verus tung oil, after a few years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aklfthQN-q8&ab_channel=Melod…
huh, interesting
I prefer to use old engine oil.
Think of the environment + savings guys
There was a time when you would put sump oil on your timber fence palings.
Not sure the EPA would be so happy about that nowadays..
Huh? Don't they know it's just dinosaur juice after all that we pumped from the ground to begin with?
<heavy amounts of sarcasm in this post + my original one>
Good wood requires good oil
I see what you did there
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Damn bro this is cheap