PolyWhey

[holmqer]

One of a set of bottle-stoppers that will be donated to WGBY for raffle in their February 2011 Wine Tasting Fundraiser in Springfield MA. Wood is Bocote and the cone is Stainless Steel. The finish is PolyWhey, it is a Whey Protein based Polyurethane made from byproducts of cheese making. It is a water-borne finish.

I like the results so far, but I am struggling with a shop that is too cold to apply easily. Due to its Whey base, it looks like milk, but is odorless. It cures clear. I am tempted to try this inside the house, but don't want to risk spills.

I will be trying other turnings including pens as time progresses.

 

[monophoto]

One of a set of bottle-stoppers that will be donated to WGBY for raffle in their February 2011 Wine Tasting Fundraiser in Springfield MA. Wood is Bocote and the cone is Stainless Steel. The finish is PolyWhey, it is a Whey Protein based Polyurethane made from byproducts of cheese making. It is a water-borne finish.

Bocote tends to be oily. How do you reconcile oily wood with a water-borne finish?

Also, how does the whey-based finish compare with commercially-available water-borne poly?

 

[holmqer]

Aside from Enduro on pens, I have never experimented with water-borne poly before, so don't have a basis of comparison there. I am finding so far that I can get a finish similar to oil based poly like Minwax.

I wiped down the stopper with Acetone before applying the first coat of PolyWhey and had no adhesion issues.

 

[holmqer]

Cherry bowl around 10" (25cm) in diameter finished with PolyWhey. So far this stuff produces nice results.

This stuff is commercially available from Rockler, I got a free pint as Secretary of one my AAW chapters.