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Re: Material: Using tung oil
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 3/5/2010, 8:14 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Using tung oil (Brian Nystrom)

: Actually, linseed oil seems to be a problem even when used only in
: salt water.

I'm not sure what the problem is- but I've read in a lot of traditional boatbuilding sources that linseed oil eventually turns the wood black, and they are always accompanied by photos to illustrated the point. The photos of historic kayaks and the one historic kayak I have seen in person all have a reddish oiled look that's really nice. Guess we need to use rendered seal fat? Whale blubber? I don't know- wish I could duplicate it.

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Material: Using tung oil
George -- 3/2/2010, 9:23 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil
Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 8:23 am
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George -- 3/5/2010, 1:15 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/6/2010, 5:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:45 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/7/2010, 5:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2010, 12:27 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/8/2010, 6:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2010, 12:47 am
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george -- 3/8/2010, 5:24 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 6:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:43 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/6/2010, 9:40 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/3/2010, 8:36 am
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George -- 3/4/2010, 4:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:31 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/4/2010, 7:44 am
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George -- 3/5/2010, 4:36 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/5/2010, 7:10 am
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George -- 3/5/2010, 1:06 pm
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George -- 3/8/2010, 12:49 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/5/2010, 6:29 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/5/2010, 7:01 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/5/2010, 2:41 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/5/2010, 8:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2010, 12:36 am
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Ben Blackburn -- 3/5/2010, 4:50 am
Re: Material: Using tung oil *PIC*
Ben Blackburn -- 3/4/2010, 11:03 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/4/2010, 7:52 pm