woodwish
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One finish that I haven't seen discussed (or at least discussed lately) is Tung Oil. I have used it on other turnings so I decided to try it on some pens. I put on one coat by hand, buffed some on the lathe, put on another coat, buffed a little more, finally a third coat and buffed by hand. I tried it on several different woods and all look good except cocobolo, and it will never dry on wood that oily. It really has a nice shine on my other pieces with very little trouble compared to some other methods. My only concern is durability. I figured I would use ,one of these at work for a while and see how it holds up. I used to use friction polish, looks good for a little bit but absolutely no durability. Any thought on using Tung Oil?
Ray
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