Skunk Oil Finish

I’m gonig to check wikipedia to see if they have any info about how skunk oil is harvested.

Is this an April fool?

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Might work real good with the traditional Idaho stain. We call them meadow muffins. You get them early and they have a nice green tint. After a time they get harder to use, but they give you a beautiful brown.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

So how much are you selling ”Dr. Good Wood’s Skunk Oil” for? Does it get rid of phone solicitors too? If it keeps the revenuers away, I’ll take a bottle.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Back where I grew up on the shores of Lake Ontario, I remember there was a handyman who swore that his finishes were great because he used to use rendered shiners for his secret ingredient. There were so many dead on the beaches in the spring that it almost smelled like skunk oil.

Course, another friend from New York City said that rendered rat oil was pretty good, too.

-- -- John, Washington, DC

D. R. Goodwood’s Skunk Oil will be available soon.
We are in negotiations with Ron Popeil and Billie Mays for the marketing rights.

My current inventory is limited by road-kill opportunities.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

Spending some time in Kentuk there are all kinds of great mixtures of back in the holler stuff. A good finishing stain is mixed with corn oil, blackberries and the best, ground hog fat. This makes any wood look like its either deep black walnut or buckeye. One of the good things about this mixture is that its also good on bisquits!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

uhhh…I’ll take your word on the skunk oil. I’ll be glad when it’s Apr 2nd.
Btw, I sent you a private msg ages ago about dowel plates, when you get the chance, could you reply?

-- "That which has in itself the greatest use, possesses the greatest beauty." - Unknown Shaker

I have a skunk oil farm. If anyone nees the pure stuff to add to their blend, let me know. The skunklettes are just hatching now and will be in full production by early fall. We milk 2x a day just like cows. If you milk every other day, the smell develops too much and we have to cull the mature skunkette that was missed in the milking schedule a couple of times. Skunkettes aren’t like cows, they don’t come to the barn at milking time, you have to go dig them out and bring them in face first. The consequences of getting on the other end is wasted scent. 1-800-Skunk-juice for your supply.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

It should be pointed out that if you are in the UK Badger fat makes a good replacement for possum fat, although finding sunshine to render it can prove difficult.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

When I mix skunk in with my BLO all it does is turn green.
It does make a funny finish though.

Drgoodwood forgot to mention that the reason the coffee table looks untouched is that no one can stand being in the same room with it!! ;-)

Years ago, before I was married, I went to pick up my buddy so we could go hunting. He was waiting in his parent’s driveway but just stood still when I pulled in. I reached over and opened the passenger door … he said “You don’t want me in there today” and then the smell hit me. He had been checking trap lines before I got there and got skunked!

-- John, co-owner Sawdust 'n Stitches

Anyone ever use skunk oil as a cover scent while bowhunting? I know some that swear by it. The stuff probably comes straight from your farm, Topamax. In hunting stores, it’s found right next to the bull elk urine. Always wondered how they get either one of those into bottles!

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

I have used a few drops on a paper towel in a job shack over a long, sunny, hot 3 day weekend in the job shack of some fitters who liked to grease every tool in sight everytime you turned your back all day long every day :-)) I was a bit disappointed in the preformance. But they definitely knew something was in there!!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

One silly day per year. Is that too much to ask. <grin>

Kentucky has got its share of meadow muffins and bull elk urine – things to think about.

As far as bow hunting, I do it Tsalagi style with a hand-carved bow from hickory, black locust, or osage and arrows made from river cane. We stalk our prey, so smelling bad comes natural.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

I’ve used Skunk Oil as a preservative on my table saw top. The only problem that I’ve found is the white stripes don’t rust but the black stripes do. Did you ever try it?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I’m going to stock up on catsup and tomato sauce in the event that any of you come my way . . .

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe