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.

  • pilferjinx@piefed.social
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    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?

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      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.