Tung oil

Which plantations?
Tung oil is produced on five continents.

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

Yes , it is . I do not know the specifics . Just one of many things to cross my desk today -

-- rob

Dang! I used tung oil alot on my projects.. Rob..I’m gonna try and get out to your place this coming week ok?

Key word..try..I gotta take my son to school in Walnut..long ways away..LOL

-- Randall Child

Rob (and anyone else reading this): Do you use pure tung oil, or ‘tung oil finish?’ You probably know all about this, but I found out early this year that anything with “Finish” tacked onto the end (tung oil finish, teak oil finish, etc) is likely not to contain any of the actual stated oil in it, but rather blends of other things intended to give similar effects. I had picked up “teak oil finish” at Home Depot and only later learned that it didn’t actually contain any teak oil (i.e. oil from the Common Teak tree).

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Gary I had just read that as well.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

I use 100 % pure as a base in my applications .I buy from two sources and it comes as heat treated or raw with slightly different properties . I will have more info on this subject by mid week .On any of the mixes you buy ,ask for a MSDS , which should give strong clues as to contents.Call any of the company’s , get past the know-nots , and almost always it is possible to get a wealth of info on pros and cons of their of their products and a feel for their proprietary mixes. Tung oil is one of the few quality finishes still legal in this state . Need I say more-

-- rob

Gary:

Danish Oil isn’t from Denmark.

Mineral Oil doesn’t contain minerals.

No babies were harmed in the production of Baby Oil. :)

Home improvement centers and consumers retailers don’t sell artisan wood finishing products. :(

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