Where do you order your walnut oil? Is Mahoney's (sp?) "utility finish" the same as walnut oil? TIA for your help.
Where do you order your walnut oil? Is Mahoney's (sp?) "utility finish" the same as walnut oil? TIA for your help.
Richard in Wimberley
I got my Mahoney's Walnut oil from Rockler. I believe it's called a utility finish but is made with walnut oil.
Doug
I just use regular old walnut oil from the grocery store. Looks great on bowls and doesn't wash off the first time you cleanup...Bill..
Thanks guys. Grocery store! Whowouldathunkit? Will check there tomorrow.
Richard in Wimberley
I got some at Woodcraft.
Mark
You can sometimes count every orange on a tree but never all the trees in a single orange. -A.K. Ramanujan
I buy mine directly from Mike. The stuff in the stores is pressed from the meats of the nuts, and Mikes is pressed from the husks and leaves. The stuff in the stores is also some times pasteurized which does break down the proteins that can cause allergies, and break down whatever it is that does the 'cross linking' to make the oil set up. I do know there are other sources, but if I buy from Mike, he gets all the money, instead of the whole sale price. I slop a lot of it on while on the lathe, then like to let them sit over a pair of 40 watt light bulbs to help it dry. Mike says it needs UV light to speed the set up.
robo hippy
I use Mike Mahoney's oil to. Not the wax/oil mixture. Mike says his won't cause allergies like some of the store bought stuff can. If you do use store bought I would suggest you let people know so if they are at risk of nut allergies that they know. Like Reed said it needs just ambient sunlight to cure.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
Thanks again guys! That's exactly what I needed. Appreciate your help.
Richard in Wimberley
Well, the walnut oil does indeed make the walnut wood look nice. Wiped on two coats and looks fairly dry, so maybe a couple more coats tomorrow. Does it cure just sitting around the shop, and how long does it take before fully cured?
Richard in Wimberley
What kind of walnut oil did you buy? Mahoney's or grocery store? Mahoney's has always dried for me. Grocery store oil has never dried for me. I have one bowl that still puts an oil ring on the table cloth after two years.
Mahoney's like Ted said will dry but dries best with ambient sunlight. The stuff I got from the store before I started using Mike's never did dry. It still leaves a oily spot and it has been about 2 yrs when I did this one. Bought Mike's and no problems.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
Mikes oil is polymerized and will dry fairly quickly. A few days.
Other walnut oils can take a week or more, depending on how they are processed and how they are applied.
Some will never dry because of the way they are processed. Look for one high in linoleic acid.
It's best to apply one light coat and let it dry thoroughly. Subsequent coats will dry more quickly as the first coat creates a barrier to further penetration.
A heavy first coat, or subsequent coats over a non-dry coat can create problems. Oxygen can't get into the oil to allow drying.
Grocery store. Still not inexpensive and only one brand available. Two wipe on coats from this afternoon seemed dry so I put on one more coat this evening. Sunlight is in pretty short supply at the moment but there is no rush. Still have at least one more bowl to build. I would think that multiple very light coats would be better than one or two very heavy coats. Do not want to saturate the wood, just seal and protect the surface a bit. Will see what tomorrow brings.
How many coats do you usually apply?
Richard in Wimberley