Paul Downes
Member
I have lots of maple to turn into pens and as I have only turned a few I am still in the learning stage. One thing I have been doing is using tung oil to 'pop' the grain in the maple. I have been setting the blanks aside for a day to let the oil dry somewhat and after reading about CA finnishing techniques I realize that I am wasting time. I hate that! While I have BLO I have not tryed that to pop the grain yet. One question I have is, is there an apreciable difference between tung and BLO? Also, with african blackwood and cocobola and other oily woods should I wipe them down with acetone before applying any finish? I would like to achieve a high gloss finish and am looking for any pointers. Thanks in advance.