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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
By:Mike Savage
Date: 6/21/2011, 2:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil?? (Bill Hamm)

: With the price of real turpentine now days, I'm not sure this is a
: a good low cost method or not. Perhaps it's a bit less pricy on
: the other side of the pond?

: Bill H.

Hi Bill,
In smaller batches, 250 and 500ml, it works out about €10 per litre (quart), pricy enough but a little goes a long way.
I use artist's grade turps. One bottle of it I have both has a price tag from a shop that is out of business for about 5 years now.

Something that just struck me. Linseed oil plus turps used to be used for glazer's putty and I don't remember seeing any mold growth on that stuff. I've seen birds pecking bits of it when it's fresh, though.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

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Bob Johns -- 6/20/2011, 6:57 pm
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Charlie -- 6/19/2011, 5:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/19/2011, 6:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
Mike Savage -- 6/19/2011, 6:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/19/2011, 6:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Charlie -- 6/19/2011, 10:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Mike Savage -- 6/20/2011, 10:07 am
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QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/20/2011, 9:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Mike Savage -- 6/21/2011, 6:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2011, 7:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Mike Savage -- 6/21/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2011, 4:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Mike Savage -- 6/22/2011, 9:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/23/2011, 9:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Mike Savage -- 6/24/2011, 6:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Linseed oil??
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2011, 8:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
ancient kayaker -- 6/19/2011, 9:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/19/2011, 10:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2011, 12:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2011, 12:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/20/2011, 7:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: To epoxy, to oil or to varnish
Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2011, 2:24 pm
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