Any other wax to replace beewax? Olive oil replace Linseed oil?

[Dave Walton]

Wey I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that Mike

[billabong]

Wey I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that Mike

+1, me too.

I thought the " swims like a fish " was maybe referring to this :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ViJp6Q_eE

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[Dave Walton]

Wey I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that Mike

+1, me too.

I thought the " swims like a fish " was maybe referring to this :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ViJp6Q_eE

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Who knows mate

[danam1]

well that got out of hand quickly even for the snooker forum! - i do have some of mikes oil i just don't put it on ebay because it is expensive to post these days. actually i redid an oak desk in it yesterday which is an expensive way to do it but I could not face going out in the cold to the workshop!

That's exactly what he's like.
He spoke to people like that before then got the arse for some reason
I stand by my first impression of him......moron!!!!!,???????!
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...-how-to-remove

[Dave Walton]

well that got out of hand quickly even for the snooker forum! - i do have some of mikes oil i just don't put it on ebay because it is expensive to post these days. actually i redid an oak desk in it yesterday which is an expensive way to do it but I could not face going out in the cold to the workshop!

That's exactly what he's like.
He spoke to people like that before then got the arse for some reason
I stand by my first impression of him......moron!!!!!,???????!
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...-how-to-remove

Lmao. Couldn't agree more, bloke is a complete clown

[jrc750]

+1, me too.

I thought the " swims like a fish " was maybe referring to this :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ViJp6Q_eE

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Lol i remember that as tho it was yesterday

[jrc750]

... linseed does not dry matt it dries gloss.....

Got to disagree with you here, all the cues i have oiled look bleeding gorgeous when wet, but always dry matt and then need buffing like crazy to get any sort of a shine on them

[Dave Walton]

+1, me too.

I thought the " swims like a fish " was maybe referring to this :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ViJp6Q_eE

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Lol i remember that as tho it was yesterday

Its before my time lol

[Dave Walton]

... linseed does not dry matt it dries gloss.....

Got to disagree with you here, all the cues i have oiled look bleeding gorgeous when wet, but always dry matt and then need buffing like crazy to get any sort of a shine on them

All the cues I've ever oiled with linseed have dried to a light gloss, only ended up with a matt finish from Pure Tung and Danish oil. Boiled linseed which I've only recently experimented with has given me a light gloss which needs more buffing to get a nice shine, raw though has always given a gloss finish that polishes up like glass

[jrc750]

Hmm i use raw, never ever get gloss lol

[Bille]

Thank you this is what I needed to know.

[Dave Walton]

Hmm i use raw, never ever get gloss lol

I'm not talking Mike Wooldridge ultrashine lol, just a light gloss, still needs to be buffed to get a high shine

[MikeWooldridge]

Hmm i use raw, never ever get gloss lol

that's why you can't get a finish. raw linseed should never be used as a finish.

google it and you'll find thousands of threads from instrument building to boat building and all sorts that all say the same. boiled linseed should be used, not raw, if trying to actually create a finish.

[Dave Walton]

Hmm i use raw, never ever get gloss lol

that's why you can't get a finish. raw linseed should never be used as a finish.

google it and you'll find thousands of threads from instrument building to boat building and all sorts that all say the same. boiled linseed should be used, not raw, if trying to actually create a finish.

That's why I mix raw linseed with pure tung oil for my finish. From your suggestion I've been experimenting with boiled linseed, apart from the vomit inducing odour it works quite well lol

[jrc750]

that's why you can't get a finish. raw linseed should never be used as a finish.

google it and you'll find thousands of threads from instrument building to boat building and all sorts that all say the same. boiled linseed should be used, not raw, if trying to actually create a finish.

I have read on here many times that boiled shouldn't be used ??
Ohh well learn something new (or different ) every day