I made most of these objects besides the chemex collar and the dark coffee scoop. Wouldn’t want to mislead anyone on the internet, that would be crazy.

  • phtheven@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    Seems to work for me. It’s food safe and polymerizes well. I oil them daily for about a week, then i let them fully cure for a couple of months before using them.

    I haven’t experienced this crust you’re referring to. I flood coat the first coat and wipe it off, then all subsequent coats are very thin and even. I get a pretty hardy finish like this. I’ve noticed the layer looking a bit dull after i stir some pasta, so boiling water is probably not great. But that dullness just goes away again when i fry something in oil.

    The flat plank spatula has survived about 3 years of near daily use. I’ve had to trim off a little bit of porosity from the tip once in this period. This is the third time I’m oiling this one, so it looks like a coat can last for about a year.

    • pilferjinx@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      Yeah I’m talking about the polymerization. If you oversaturate the wood it can seep out a bit and start to harden. It can be polished down to give a semi gloss which is nice. I was just wondering about the maintenance mostly. Do you reapply the tung oil again and wait for the curing to finish or just use it right away?

      • phtheven@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Oh i know what you’re talking about, I’ve done this to a mallet of mine. I basically submerged it in linseed oil for a pretty long time. It still secretes this substance you speak of to this day.

        Since then my flood coat is just a couple of big drops in the spoon that i spread around with my fingers. I use rubber gloves, but it still feels pretty good.

        When i reapply i do wait another couple of months before i use it again. I have duplicates of most things, and if i don’t it can usually wait a couple of months. I’m fairly sure i’d be able to drink the stuff i have here, so I’m not worried about that. I just don’t want it to wear off before it is cured.