[TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel

[mike shpeley]

Just want to say I was not that happy with the Bealer finish on craft work and 
furniture I was selling so found this one. On here I think. Since I have gotten 
good results with it on inside work, I should share it.   Behr Tung Oil Finish. 
Available at Home Depot up here in the great white north.
It gets a shiny  charcoal colour on a tumbled and wire wheeled piece.  Some 
pieces that have to be 6 or 7 years since applied are still looking good after  
being mauled by the tourists.  It is designed to be used on wood but sticks like 
glue to iron.  I also noticed that it comes off easy with lacquer thinner and 
another coat can be applied  over an existing one. The coats need to be applied 
thin. Says it contains some linseed oil along with petroleum  distillates and a 
UV inhibitor so  I have used the latex gloves to apply. Will dry completely in 
one day if left in the sun. I suspect it is a form of varnish because it can be 
wiped clean with a damp cloth.

Am Inspired here to test some charcoal dust in it to darken it more but leery of 
upsetting the chemical balance.   It figures that the modern chemistry  should 
be able 

to come up with something  superior in a finish than something used a hundred 
years ago. 


Mike


----- Original Message ----
From: Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sun, October 24, 2010 3:28:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel

Do you have a copy of "The Art Of Blacksmithing" by Alex Bealer? This is 
almost exactly the same recipe he lists as THE finish to use only he 
recommended either bee's or parafin wax rather than linseed oil. I've used 
it and it lasts pretty well through a number of Alaskan winters before you 
need to refinish it.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Nass" <me at wargoth.com>
To: "'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel


> Any chance of you getting the recipe for this formula (proportions)? 
> Sounds
> like a nice trouble free finishing juice.
>
> Jason Nass - MacTalis Ironworks
> me at wargoth.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Cheryl Brimson
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 4:51 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel
>
> A blacksmith acquaintance of mine in Florida uses a formula that is 
> composed
> of linseed oil, beeswax, turpentine and stove black.  He mixes it up on 
> the
> stove in a double boiler and heats and blends all the ingredients and 
> pours
> it into an airtight can.  When the piece is finished he heats it up and
> brushes all the scale off then wipes it down with a rag he keeps in the 
> can.
> It gives a pretty good finish and seems to hold up well as long as it is 
> not
> outside in the weather.  John Brimson On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Bruce

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